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nadinbrzezinski

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10. Tell us REALLY how you feel!

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 05:40 PM

Nov 2013

And while I agree with you on how critical 2014 is, the Party elite gives the signal that ONLY the POTUS matters... (USSC).

I am far more radical than you.

SPECIAL ELECTIONS MATTER... HYPER LOCAL issues matter, and chose your judges carefully. Your LOCAL city council matters since it directly affects you. Your State Level Legislature and Senate matter, actually more than Congress. Then FINALLY congress.

See I put the POTUS at the bottom actually, but the leadership does not. It is fully inverted from the reality. (Except for my state and I think one more) your legislature choses to redraw districts.

And yes I know who represents me in Sacramento, it is not an election thing. I just know. I also know who represents me in City Council and damn it, I have voted for a Republican judge, the alternative was a radical right tea party.

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GOD DAMN IT [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2013 OP

Amen nt CherokeeDem Nov 2013 #1

k&r... spanone Nov 2013 #2

K&R! nt sheshe2 Nov 2013 #3

agreed gopiscrap Nov 2013 #4

YOU ARE RIGHT!!!!! 2014!!!!! nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #5

Decisions are made by those who show up. Damn right. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #6

+1 snicker... n/t LittleGirl Nov 2013 #70

Yes we so need to focus on 2014! We need to take the House back Rex Nov 2013 #7

makes you wonder why there so many posts about Hillary 2016 nt antigop Nov 2013 #8

Perception control nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #11

yep...sorry...I didn't use the sarcasm thingy.....nt antigop Nov 2013 #12

I just call it out, because it is what it is, and the rest nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #13

cult of personality, both positive and negative. nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #14

I posted a positive Hillary thread trumad Nov 2013 #18

SPLITTER!!!! msanthrope Nov 2013 #34

What I say is....Remember 2010...NEVER Forget! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #9

Tell us REALLY how you feel! nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #10

Which is why we should all go to vote by mail. Salviati Nov 2013 #53

That is one of the reforms nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #55

That would help in many cases for sure, but, IMO, Zorra Nov 2013 #15

Well said, and well timed. And yes, Aldo Leopold Nov 2013 #16

Maybe our candidates need to offer something special to inspire people to vote .... Scuba Nov 2013 #17

That's crazy talk. RC Nov 2013 #39

Pretty much. I feel like I am choosing which jackal gets to kill and eat me. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #75

Because it's so much easier...... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #76

KnR, Will Pitt Hekate Nov 2013 #19

FUCKING VOTE! Couldn't have said it better myself! mountain grammy Nov 2013 #20

I hate the term, "off-year election" ashling Nov 2013 #21

Tried To Make A Similar Call To Arms, Here: WillyT Nov 2013 #22

Maybe because you didn't focus on voting, but on ads? nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #37

Wow... You Mean Ads DON'T Get People To Vote??? WillyT Nov 2013 #41

I think you miss my point--you didn't talk about voting--as in what YOU are doing to msanthrope Nov 2013 #42

Ask Yourself... WHY Do Significantly More People Vote In Presidential Elections ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #48

William has a hundred or so auto-rec'ers Doctor_J Nov 2013 #64

Voting tomorrow. yellerpup Nov 2013 #23

Me too. Local politics matter! SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2013 #62

Kicking this thread for you -- and us! Raine1967 Nov 2013 #63

Me three. AmBlue Nov 2013 #94

Bing Bing Bing Bing Bing! longship Nov 2013 #24

I concur and agree! However Will, you should really.... Rebellious Republican Nov 2013 #25

Mid term elections always kill us, no reason B Calm Nov 2013 #26

Agreed. TxDemChem Nov 2013 #27

YES! MarianJack Nov 2013 #28

The problem is, there are sections of this country controlled by Right Wing Flat-Earth goobertrons. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #29

Excellent rant. n/t totodeinhere Nov 2013 #30

Not just national or state elections either - local races matter on these issues too. el_bryanto Nov 2013 #31

Amen passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #32

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. And when they do get control, pnwmom Nov 2013 #33

Ridiculous. Crazy talk. Call out and IBTL. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #35

I wish I could give this a thousand recs BobbyBoring Nov 2013 #36

knr! SammyWinstonJack Nov 2013 #38

i am the local precint chair in a red precinct in a red county in Texas arely staircase Nov 2013 #40

cali is awesome WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #57

plus one nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #59

what the fuck am I talking about? Here's what cali Nov 2013 #106

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognized a long time ago that local and state elections are cheap Dustlawyer Nov 2013 #43

Yes - GOD DAMN IT dchill Nov 2013 #44

I Do blame democrats 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #45

The o.p. is well within the TOS, and exactly what DU was created for. Nice suppressive tactic..... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #52

Right on LukeFL Nov 2013 #87

Yes...REALLY!!!! blue14u Nov 2013 #54

Truly this should be standard issue to any self respecting Dem. Phlem Nov 2013 #86

Agreed Phlem!!!! blue14u Nov 2013 #98

Even as we speak... New Orleans Strong Nov 2013 #46

Long time since I rec'd one of yours. But truth is TRUTH! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #47

I agree!! +1000 WillianPitt blue14u Nov 2013 #49

Two words: Raine1967 Nov 2013 #50

Once again the third way is the best way. Vote every election. marble falls Nov 2013 #51

Fookin Aye Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #56

gerrymandering WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2013 #58

I have been saying this for years and largely ignored. Seldom got an "Amen." nt kelliekat44 Nov 2013 #60

You cannot blame "The Electorate" for 2010. The blame falls squarely on establishment Democrats who yodermon Nov 2013 #61

Yeah, they deliberately or mistakenly pissed away the biggest emotional edge Doctor_J Nov 2013 #66

I recall crying very hard before the 2010 elections. Many of us saw it coming. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #65

VOTE! It's the only way to make sure change happens. AndyA Nov 2013 #67

You can include local elections, too... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #68

Oh, I'm voting in NJ. Beacool Nov 2013 #69

I'm going to be a huge nag here. tomorrow is important too. Raine1967 Nov 2013 #71

School Board elections, City Council seats, County Commish, Mayor, dad-jimmed DOG CATCHER. libnnc Nov 2013 #72

I wish that election day.. stillcool Nov 2013 #73

I often wonder who on DU didn't vote in the last mid-term BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #74

I honestly believe the answer is "almost nobody" tkmorris Nov 2013 #77

can't be many, but I remember reading a few people tantruming about it. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #89

I wanted to. Pab Sungenis Nov 2013 #78

DUers vote. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #80

ehhhh....avoid blanket statements when possible. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #90

Exit polls show Union Scribe Nov 2013 #83

ah. ok. thanks--exit polls are pretty accurate. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #92

TOTALLY!!!! calimary Nov 2013 #79

K n f***ing R!!! sarchasm Nov 2013 #81

k&r n/t RainDog Nov 2013 #82

"Decisions are made by those who show up." Union Scribe Nov 2013 #84

Election Day Crewleader Nov 2013 #85

IIRC around half as many people vote in off years LostOne4Ever Nov 2013 #88

For those of us in Washington state, you need to get your ballot mailed tavalon Nov 2013 #91

It won't matter dick if Elizabeth Warren or Hillary Clinton is president in 2017... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #93

K & R SunSeeker Nov 2013 #95

Thanks Will! K&R!! n/t veness Nov 2013 #96

Hey Will. stage left Nov 2013 #97

Damn right, Will.... ReRe Nov 2013 #99

we just did MFM008 Nov 2013 #100

God dammit! IkeRepublican Nov 2013 #101

God damn right, Will! Here in NC we're dealing with the aftermath of no-show voters 2010 mnhtnbb Nov 2013 #102

Hey don't forget 2013 ucrdem Nov 2013 #103

My congressman will be re-elected. I live in a solid and safe Democratic District. JDPriestly Nov 2013 #104

People don't care about voting. It's the GOTV effort that is important. joshcryer Nov 2013 #105

Absolutely correct. HappyMe Nov 2013 #107

Yes, indeed, we should ALL show up and vote in every election. BlueMTexpat Nov 2013 #108

Hello???? Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #109

Vote ctsnowman Nov 2013 #110

kick HappyMe Nov 2013 #111

Even if your candidate is ahead... The Time is Now Nov 2013 #112

Grrrrr.... fleabiscuit Nov 2013 #113

Neither my wife nor I have missed a single vote in all our voting years, benld74 Nov 2013 #114

you really need to stop using "derp" snooper2 Nov 2013 #115

k AtomicKitten Nov 2013 #116

Please watch your language - this is a family forum. AAO Nov 2013 #117

Sometimes staying home OneCrazyDiamond Nov 2013 #118

I blame the Democrats for the low turnout during off-year elections. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #119