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The Magistrate

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4. That Is A Good Point, Ma'am

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:56 AM

Nov 2021

The sort of faux/deluded outrage shown at local government functions is not so much a direct attempt to influence policy, as it is a mobilization for get out the vote efforts on a word of mouth level. It would be worth attempting a counter-effort on a similar scale.

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What is the opposite of downballot voting? I propose it happened in VA. [View all] AkFemDem Nov 2021 OP

Somehow that doesn't sound better at all fescuerescue Nov 2021 #1

I don't know, it looks like Run For Something... AkFemDem Nov 2021 #3

This is going to have long lasting effects on policies. Calista241 Nov 2021 #2

That Is A Good Point, Ma'am The Magistrate Nov 2021 #4

Democrats did show up, our turnout was solidly up from 2017 Amishman Nov 2021 #5

Solidly up qazplm135 Nov 2021 #6