Divide and Conquer - Machiavelli Understood

[MineralMan]

27. That's a shame.

Right now, I'm talking to the candidates for the state legislature in my districts. I talked with Betty McCollum, our congressional representative at our recent district convention for a few minutes. Her main concern in this election year is Democratic turnout, as is mine. She's a shoe-in in the election, and she's concerned that a low turnout could have a bad effect on our election for Governor and the Senate. Both Governor Dayton and Al Franken won in recounts with very slim majorities. If we have a poor turnout, say, in our securely Democratic Congressional District, the votes might not be there for those two major races.

She understands. I understand. It starts now. GOTV starts now, and continues until November. If we are successful, we'll do well. If we're not, it could be 2010 all over again, and nobody in their right mind wants that.

If DU doesn't understand it, that's really unfortunate. That's why I'm pushing GOTV so hard right now. Now is the time for that push at the activism level. We need people to start thinking about and working on GOTV now, not in September. The people who start now will be those leading the effort. It's crucial.