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onethatcares

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23. I would say
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 06:48 PM
Mar 2014

it will bring out the voters on both sides. I collected signatures to get it on the ballot and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of
people over 70 that signed for it. Those are true voters anyway so they'll be there. The ones that bothered me were those 60-65 that
had all these stories of Reefer Madness which I knew weren't true but those guys are scary. The younger folk, eh, what does it take to get them to the polls? They already see their parents being screwed by the system but I don't think they realize what they can do to change things.

It's going to take more than medical marijuana to motivate them. They need jobs and people that actually know how to create those jobs.

So, in summary. The issue may help a bit but for all the wrong reasons (we are not going full legal)they may not understand that.

Frankly, I'm gonna think the other side is going to flat out run hard on this issue, more than the dems will. (wow, I guess that makes it a no to your question)

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In a heavily Republican district, she might have thought... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #1
There are a lot of seniors in Florida. Republican and Democrat. As a Autumn Mar 2014 #5
It is not heavily Republican. former9thward Mar 2014 #21
The absolute worst state in the nation to use this campaign strategy in. bullwinkle428 Mar 2014 #2
+1 n/t Catherina Mar 2014 #3
I can't wrap my mind around that. Autumn Mar 2014 #6
People won't vote in this Austerity Theft, not in the US, Europe, Latin America or (gasp) Ukraine Catherina Mar 2014 #4
Bad strategy there, unless one wants to lose. Autumn Mar 2014 #7
I'd say on the party for pushing this from the top Catherina Mar 2014 #8
See! See! I toldja it's the Left's fault!! Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #9
I would think any politician, Republican or Democrat would stop Autumn Mar 2014 #10
The big issue was the ACA Savannahmann Mar 2014 #11
Interesting. It's easy to see where Jolly stands in that article. Autumn Mar 2014 #12
Considering his "engagements" with women, Barker is your typical teabagger. PM Martin Mar 2014 #13
The KOS article doesn't jibe with any other material. Savannahmann Mar 2014 #14
Very good analysis. Autumn Mar 2014 #15
That district? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #16
In other words she did not run as a real Democrat. jwirr Mar 2014 #17
+1 Segami Mar 2014 #25
problem is, onethatcares Mar 2014 #18
You think the pot issue will help there in November? Autumn Mar 2014 #19
I would say onethatcares Mar 2014 #23
We ran a Third Way candidate and lost LittleBlue Mar 2014 #20
Her ads were all about attacking Jolly mcar Mar 2014 #22
Alex Sink "Can you hold my foot for a second?" Aerows Mar 2014 #24
she is certainly not a progressive democrat ... MindMover Mar 2014 #26
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