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In reply to the discussion: The Right BAITS the Left To Turn Against Hillary [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Yes, we won't vote for a Republican, but if the Democratic Party really wants to have its constituency to help them GOTV and have less risks of losing to Republicans, they will be better off if the candidate that wins the nomination is more of a choice of the 99%er constituency of voters in its party and not just the 1% "money" constituents that they've sought to please too much over the previous years.
People don't just GOTV because they are told to do so. They need to be MOTIVATED to do so. They need to feel the party is working for THEM and the vast majority of Americans that they want to appeal to, not just for the powerful elements of government that "might be nicer" to them, based on who's funding their campaigns versus the other guys.
In my book, Bernie is that guy that will MOTIVATE Democrats to GOTV if he were to win. Especially the more that hear him both out on the stump and his increased visibility in a campaign talking to them via other means.
To ask the 99% of us to go out and help GOTV is especially a lot harder when more of us are working far more hours and have lost so much in terms of savings and assets over the last few years. A candidate has to make it even more worth our while now in this day and age than in years past, when people were better off before.