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jwirr

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13. I think you are correct about needing a change of direction.

Reply to angrychair (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 02:34 PM

Nov 2015

We have been begging our party to move in another direction for years. In fact that was what the Nader vote was all about. But it is obvious this year again that TPTB have no plans to listen to the people in our party.

When TPTB continually win by using lies and memes and dirty tricks it is obvious why people do not go to the polls to vote.

But what we saw this election is that the voter who stays home is not hurting TPTB but instead is hurting his own home locale. Ex. KY and ACA.

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Low Voter Turnout: I'd propose a concerted Dem project to move voting day to Saturday. [View all] phantom power Nov 2015 OP

Because business is more important than democracy? No. We can take a day during the week, make it jtuck004 Nov 2015 #1

Sure, that's fine too. phantom power Nov 2015 #2

Democrats always get "success" from caving in to business. And constantly complain their jtuck004 Nov 2015 #6

with early voting you can vote on saturday... lame54 Nov 2015 #3

Yeah, or mail ballots. Mail everybody their ballot. phantom power Nov 2015 #4

in a stamped envelope - yes lame54 Nov 2015 #5

Works great here in Oregon. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #7

This should be instituted by Washington DC for all voters jwirr Nov 2015 #11

Day or method mean nothing angrychair Nov 2015 #8

having nothing to believe in, to be excited for, to vote. great the cut-off-your-nose-to-spite-your saturnsring Nov 2015 #10

Im not the one angrychair Nov 2015 #15

I think you are correct about needing a change of direction. jwirr Nov 2015 #13

Exactly angrychair Nov 2015 #16

They typically have early voting on the two Saturdays madville Nov 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #12

I really don't think that would change the voting turnout during mid-terms. Most States Waldorf Nov 2015 #14