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Jester Messiah

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11. Bull. That's at least 75% of why I came out to vote.

Reply to tularetom (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 6, 2013, 06:07 PM

Nov 2013

The other 25% is that I live one street over from my polling place and so not voting is really just inexcusable.

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And there it is: the GOP shows up, and we don't [View all] Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 OP

Maybe that's because they lost in 2012 and we didn't? brooklynite Nov 2013 #1

Staying home after a big win Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #5

it's all a trust me system questionseverything Nov 2013 #56

Or show up for the other party. Really, 31% Skidmore Nov 2013 #2

Yeah, no freakin' kidding!!! calimary Nov 2013 #3

nor was ronald reagan spanone Nov 2013 #42

ronald reagan WAS a national disaster. One of the worst things to happen to America in all of its calimary Nov 2013 #66

Agreed Stuckinthebush Nov 2013 #19

A Democrat who votes for Christie Jakes Progress Nov 2013 #28

WTF- ruffburr Nov 2013 #4

Too True! mimi85 Nov 2013 #39

Bad candidate leads to lower participation. Mass Nov 2013 #6

Definitely part of it Proud Public Servant Nov 2013 #9

It's very well established that our electorate turns out every four years, whereas theirs geek tragedy Nov 2013 #12

Bad participation leads to bad candidates. gulliver Nov 2013 #69

I worked several GOTV phone banks at a distance (from CA) emsimon33 Nov 2013 #7

Democrats will not come out to vote AGAINST a candidate tularetom Nov 2013 #8

Bull. That's at least 75% of why I came out to vote. Jester Messiah Nov 2013 #11

I'm in Oregon passiveporcupine Nov 2013 #18

Man, I wish. Jester Messiah Nov 2013 #46

So, because you do it that means all Democrats think like you? tularetom Nov 2013 #27

I made no such sweeping statement. Jester Messiah Nov 2013 #45

I've spent my adult life voting AGAINST candidates. nt Codeine Nov 2013 #72

Jon Stewart may have also been a factor in the young people's vote emsimon33 Nov 2013 #10

The awfulness of the opponent does not turn poop into ice cream TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #21

Yea, the conflating issues with Stewart keeps me away from watching him.. busterbrown Nov 2013 #30

Same here! mimi85 Nov 2013 #43

Conservative vote was higher than last year but still lower than the previous gov race. progressoid Nov 2013 #13

Okay I give. McAuliffe should just concede right now. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #14

No. And you missed the boat. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2013 #31

And then there's that pesky fact about 2naSalit Nov 2013 #15

I am tired of excuses. People didn't show up. The Judge's decision didn't bluestate10 Nov 2013 #36

Ahem... Democrats turned out in NJ Fumesucker Nov 2013 #47

Bearing in mind that the repuke AG candidate ledas by 219 votes, pending a recount, KamaAina Nov 2013 #63

In 94, I was one of millions who didn't vote and didn't file for an absentee ballot SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #16

Get Minimum Wage Increase referendums on as many state ballots as possible! scheming daemons Nov 2013 #60

I agree completely. How do we influence the DNC? SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #62

Here comes the minimum wage hike referendum . . . SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #68

i mean putting it on state ballots as a referendum scheming daemons Nov 2013 #70

So do I. This is how you get there. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #81

I'm confused. I thought we swept Virginia? cui bono Nov 2013 #17

...and we won. Iggo Nov 2013 #20

isn't that the job of the DNC? getting out the vote? frylock Nov 2013 #22

Based on my experience in WI, HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #24

word up frylock Nov 2013 #29

Yep...they walked away from it. zeemike Nov 2013 #44

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2013 #51

+1 leftstreet Nov 2013 #55

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2013 #73

Yup. struggle4progress Nov 2013 #23

We blow it every fucking time we don't bother to vote. aquart Nov 2013 #25

Then explain why Cryptoad Nov 2013 #26

I lost a school board seat Cosmocat Nov 2013 #32

This is nothing new, Democrats suck ass at getting their message out Snake Plissken Nov 2013 #33

You can thank the "3rd Way" "New Democrats" for the muddled message. bvar22 Nov 2013 #57

Rec AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2013 #65

The far Left purists will find holes in the information, at least in their minds. bluestate10 Nov 2013 #34

Well said... SidDithers Nov 2013 #35

Slight correction � 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #67

+1 the base is not anyone who would ever suggest not voting nt treestar Nov 2013 #71

Well, Democrats have jobs they have to work BlueStreak Nov 2013 #37

I think we need to yell at democratic constituencies more DireStrike Nov 2013 #38

Run candidates that people want to vote for. LittleBlue Nov 2013 #40

That's why "Republicans hope for rain on election day" underpants Nov 2013 #41

Lots of work to do here, it has almost always been this way in non-Presidential election years. stevenleser Nov 2013 #48

don't think that really uses the right stats hfojvt Nov 2013 #49

What a great sign for 2014 and 2016. We don't even show up = we sweep to victory! Coyotl Nov 2013 #50

the gop knows that voter suppression in its many forms is their one last hope. unblock Nov 2013 #52

Is Terry McAuliffe a liberal or a progressive? Or is he another 3rd-Way politician? AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2013 #53

+1 I believe the "lesser of two evils" game is wearing thin. woo me with science Nov 2013 #64

That's life, no one is going to always get a clear choice and with people clear choice is the except uponit7771 Nov 2013 #74

No, that's a cop out. woo me with science Nov 2013 #75

No, it's reality... we can always run a better candidate after choose the best of the worst availabl uponit7771 Nov 2013 #76

That's not an argument. woo me with science Nov 2013 #77

No on denied corporate money, I'm denying that 1. Looking for perfect in humans IS practical its not uponit7771 Nov 2013 #78

I'm sorry, but that's just silly. woo me with science Nov 2013 #79

I never said they were, I'm claiming it's silly to NOT vote vs progress with what's available uponit7771 Nov 2013 #80

This pattern is common throughout history Agnosticsherbet Nov 2013 #54

People vote for faces Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #58

Yep. We struggle to get ours out in off year elections scheming daemons Nov 2013 #59

Common knowledge....High voter turnout favors Democrats. Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #61