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MineralMan

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9. When I do canvassing, I encourage everyone to go to the polls,

Reply to F4lconF16 (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:57 AM

Feb 2015

but I always talk to them about what the Democratic candidates bring to the table. I'm in a very Democratic area, so I'm not concerned about Republicans winning in it, but I'm always trying to convert them into Democrats.

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Do you encourage people to vote, even if they're Republican? (poll) [View all] F4lconF16 Feb 2015 OP

I am the "it depends" vote. I want everyone to be able to vote. However when I am working on jwirr Feb 2015 #1

Seems like a good practice to me. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #4

Yes and no gwheezie Feb 2015 #2

Funny Story hollowdweller Feb 2015 #3

Without a doubt brooklynite Feb 2015 #5

As a vet I often feel we are misused under the guise of "Protecting American Freedoms" HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #6

A story of voter suppression. My sister married a Jamaican man and helped him fight immigrations jwirr Feb 2015 #7

I generally encourage people to vote LWolf Feb 2015 #8

When I do canvassing, I encourage everyone to go to the polls, MineralMan Feb 2015 #9

Encourage might be too strong a word NV Whino Feb 2015 #10

I encourage all of my students to vote. kiva Feb 2015 #11

My thinking as well. nt F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #14

no i dont want republicans to vote, theyre not responsonsible with that Romeo.lima333 Feb 2015 #12

I encourage everyone to vote. NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #13

Yes, I encourage everyone to vote. HappyMe Feb 2015 #15

Rather hypocritical to fight voter suppression and not encourage ALL to vote Panich52 Feb 2015 #16

I begged several republican friends tavernier Feb 2015 #17

Yup. I remind them that next Wednesday is the election - go vote! lumberjack_jeff Feb 2015 #18

Yes treestar Feb 2015 #19