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herding cats

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1. Be scared. Work your butts off to get the votes out!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2022, 12:03 AM

Oct 2022

I know I am. There's so much at stake right now, and too many Americans don't seem to grasp the seriousness of the situation.

I'm still shell shocked by 2016 and have some serious trust issues with my fellow Americans. I'm not near ready to believe decency or intelligence will prevail.

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And there is no better way to depress the democratic vote than to tell them they are not in danger. [View all] applegrove Oct 2022 OP

Be scared. Work your butts off to get the votes out! herding cats Oct 2022 #1

Not true. If folks think they will lose, they don't turn out. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #2

The opposite is true. People Need Need Need to vote. applegrove Oct 2022 #3

I think a part of why we won in 2020 is due to trust issues. herding cats Oct 2022 #5

That assumes there are only two possible messages, Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #11

I dunno... The disarray/infighting narratives are pretty effective too. RockRaven Oct 2022 #4

Personally moniss Oct 2022 #6

+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #7

Forget the polls, go vote LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #8

I fully agree. Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #9

That is not true. I have done GOTV for years...and if folks think they will lose they don't turn up. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #10

That worked so well in 2016, Ms. Toad Oct 2022 #12