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Bettie

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14. And a number of those who don't get out there

Reply to pstokely (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 10:16 AM

Jan 2017

are probably more left-leaning than not.

Why bother if you know your vote won't make a bit of difference?

The most motivated voters are the religious right. They tend to believe that their votes will lead to a theocracy with their religion running things.

Yeah, there will still be red states, but there are plenty of rational people out there we can reach.

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