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In reply to the discussion: GOD DAMN IT [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,454 posts)52. The o.p. is well within the TOS, and exactly what DU was created for. Nice suppressive tactic.....
ya got going there.
Perhaps a review of the TOS is in order? We're here to elect Democrats, not suppress the vote.
Vote for Democrats.
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Maybe our candidates need to offer something special to inspire people to vote ....
Scuba
Nov 2013
#17
Pretty much. I feel like I am choosing which jackal gets to kill and eat me. nt
Demo_Chris
Nov 2013
#75
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
The problem is, there are sections of this country controlled by Right Wing Flat-Earth goobertrons.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#29
Not just national or state elections either - local races matter on these issues too.
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#31
i am the local precint chair in a red precinct in a red county in Texas
arely staircase
Nov 2013
#40
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognized a long time ago that local and state elections are cheap
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#43
The o.p. is well within the TOS, and exactly what DU was created for. Nice suppressive tactic.....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2013
#52
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
I recall crying very hard before the 2010 elections. Many of us saw it coming.
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2013
#65
School Board elections, City Council seats, County Commish, Mayor, dad-jimmed DOG CATCHER.
libnnc
Nov 2013
#72
can't be many, but I remember reading a few people tantruming about it.
BlancheSplanchnik
Nov 2013
#89
It won't matter dick if Elizabeth Warren or Hillary Clinton is president in 2017...
Drunken Irishman
Nov 2013
#93
God damn right, Will! Here in NC we're dealing with the aftermath of no-show voters 2010
mnhtnbb
Nov 2013
#102
My congressman will be re-elected. I live in a solid and safe Democratic District.
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#104