What has GOTV done for our State gains

[MineralMan]

6. Here, I'll tell you.

In Minnesota, the 2010 election let Republicans gain majorities in both houses of our state legislature. The result was a same sex marriage ban amendment on the 2012 ballot, cuts to education and a huge budget deficit. We also elected a Democratic Governor that year, be he was unable to get anything done.

In 2012, Democrats led a huge GOTV effort for that year's election. The result was that the Democrats regained control of both legislative houses. The anti marriage equality amendment was defeated. In 2013, the state legislature passed a bill that made marriage equality the law of the land, and the Governor signed it. The budget deficit was erased and we now have a budget surplus. We also just passed a major increase in the minimum wage for Minnesota, along with a strong anti-bullying bill for our schools. Both have been signed by our Democratic Governor.

You say it doesn't make any difference. You're just flat wrong about that. In Minnesota, it made an enormous difference...one that is being felt by a broad spectrum of state residents. There's more to come, too. The medical marijuana bill is still in play here, too.

Don't tell people that GOTV doesn't work. It does work, and Minnesota is evidence of it. We turned the state around in a single election. Other states can do the same. But, it takes a lot of work on the part of Democrats to make sure voters come to the polls. That's GOTV activism at work, and the results are powerful.

We did it. We demonstrated the power of GOTV. You are incorrect.

GOTV 2014 and Beyond! It Works!