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MineralMan

(151,435 posts)
20. I remember the registration drive in 2008 in MN.
Sun Feb 28, 2016, 01:56 PM
Feb 2016

I personally registered about 100 new voters in my little precinct. When I canvass, I always have a bunch of registration forms and am happy to help people fill them out and mail them for them. Since we also have registration at the polling place on election day, when the deadline had passed, I'd explain how to do that to people who still hadn't registered. I told them what to bring with them to show their residence in the precinct.

I saw some of the people who I helped register on election day at our polling place, too.

That is what people do in their own local area. It's not the job of the DNC, which doesn't have volunteers walking precincts. It's the job of the local party and individual candidates. If they don't do it, they shouldn't complain about their supporters not showing up at the polls.

Obama did it. Al Franken did it, and won because of the new voters who came to the polls. That's how you win elections if you're not a household word and a long-time politician.

That's what the Sanders organization needed to do in SC. Apparently, they didn't get it done. Hillary won almost 3 to 1 there. It should be an object lesson, I think, on how to win.

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Explosive! Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #1
DWS needs to explain herself on this one. Better yet, just resign already! reformist2 Feb 2016 #75
DWS is a 1%er, Third Way NeoLib liar who shills for Wall Street and suppresses the vote. Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #86
And so blatantly in-the-bag for Hillary Clinton, that any appearance of fairness... Raster Feb 2016 #124
Yeah, baby! Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #125
Another lie put out to turn young voters against HRC.. nt Jitter65 Feb 2016 #81
The Boomer Party HassleCat Feb 2016 #2
Zactly. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #114
We don't need no stinkin young people. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #3
Whether or not HRC appeals to young people is not really up to her. Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #87
It is about the DNC not even attempting to register them. One of the main jobs of the DNC is to Live and Learn Feb 2016 #99
If this is true, it is appalling. potone Feb 2016 #4
It was true in 2008 as well. Barack_America Feb 2016 #9
The Obama campaign set up voter registration efforts Codeine Feb 2016 #11
How do you know he hasn't? Barack_America Feb 2016 #14
Articles like this Codeine Feb 2016 #17
I like your source RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #29
This from the guy who posted a fake speech transcript Codeine Feb 2016 #35
BOOM DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #71
How.do you know it was fake? SwampG8r Feb 2016 #118
What's even better is the article says this: passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #70
Hillary's heritage. Voter obstruction. And all for her benefit. jwirr Feb 2016 #28
I kind of think they already know pscot Feb 2016 #13
If you're talking about voter registration, MineralMan Feb 2016 #5
+1 Lucinda Feb 2016 #8
Each state has just a few members of the DNC. MineralMan Feb 2016 #12
Exactly. I think some of the confusion may come from early statements from the Lucinda Feb 2016 #15
That's fun parsing, the turnout numbers remain what they are, vastly reduced from 08 and far lower Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #18
They have a more exciting race. Codeine Feb 2016 #19
"Bernie got more NH votes than anyone ever. NH turnout was still low." jhart3333 Feb 2016 #38
Have you ever worked a Party GOTV/Voter Registration campaign ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #33
I did a bunch of independent voter registration things MineralMan Feb 2016 #36
No. wildeyed Feb 2016 #90
Which raises my point I made in the first OP regarding Shaun King's piece ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #91
The article is dumb. wildeyed Feb 2016 #93
My summation of the article was ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2016 #94
I guess when your definition of "Establishment" wildeyed Feb 2016 #95
The DNC has not realized that most of the voter registration for the Democrats were done LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #130
ACORN did the very poor and very segregated neighborhoods wildeyed Feb 2016 #132
Whatever DNC's job is... dchill Feb 2016 #61
Their job is not voter registration. MineralMan Feb 2016 #62
Why isn't it the DNC's job? kristopher Feb 2016 #80
It is the job of LOCAL CITIZENS who VOLUNTEER. Get on it. Hekate Feb 2016 #103
That isn't even close to good enough. kristopher Feb 2016 #110
+ a bajillion. Too many people waiting for someone else to do the job. How the hell are they.... Hekate Feb 2016 #102
Remember that old saw about insanity and repeating a failure? kristopher Feb 2016 #115
Agreed! JDPriestly Feb 2016 #116
But, it's not the party of the boomers, per se, it's the party of Rahm's "FRs" HereSince1628 Feb 2016 #6
"taken for granted because they have no place else to go" exactly! Why EARN our votes...? arcane1 Feb 2016 #135
Agreed. The DNC is trying to thread a very dangerous needle Arazi Feb 2016 #7
they don't need to GOTV after the primaries--if Clinton loses they already MisterP Feb 2016 #25
Then Bernie should do what every candidate in his position does Codeine Feb 2016 #10
I remember the registration drive in 2008 in MN. MineralMan Feb 2016 #20
This. Frankly, I'm stunned that so many Bernie supporters think this is somehow msanthrope Mar 2016 #144
Makes perfect sense strategically fredamae Feb 2016 #16
Young people don't vote... Sancho Feb 2016 #21
They certainly won't vote for you if you actively shun them. Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #105
DWS knows that a simple voter registration effort is not likely in 2016. No one is shunned. Sancho Feb 2016 #119
Gerrymandering only works in close races, such as the one Clinton would produce. Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #121
It's a shame that they don't want kids UglyGreed Feb 2016 #22
Of course they don't want the young voting Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #31
Very good point UglyGreed Feb 2016 #34
I have stated in the past that if it were up to me, Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #50
I believe we should bring it back also UglyGreed Feb 2016 #53
Also, no exemptions for anyone, including politcians, judges, Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #78
A lot less war and a lot fewer people collecting social security. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #67
On the other hand, the military is a job opportunity for young people. merrily Feb 2016 #111
The same thing could be accomplished Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #122
Maybe. "Graduate (insert name of college), work at McDonald's." merrily Feb 2016 #123
"an educated populace is a danger to those in power." FangedNoumenom Feb 2016 #69
Campaigns, grassroots organizations, and state parties do voter registration frazzled Feb 2016 #23
Let's explore this a bit. Remember the Howard Dean fifty state strategy? That was "hands-on" and I Akamai Feb 2016 #58
Howard Land of Enchantment Feb 2016 #65
Dean's 50-state strategy was not hands-on: it gave resources to state parties frazzled Feb 2016 #89
Was just coming to deliver this important story. JackRiddler Feb 2016 #24
The DNC doesn't have the numbers to do massive sufrommich Feb 2016 #26
Bull-fucking-shit!!! Did you forget this is exactly what Howard Dean did back in 2006-8 with the FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #57
Dean and the DNC launched a nationwide registration drive in 2008 - after the nomination was settled onenote Feb 2016 #82
No they did not. Dean took over the DNC in 2005 and then he started laying the FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #136
I've read that article twice now and still haven't found where it talks about a DNC sponsored onenote Feb 2016 #137
How the 50 State Strategy was implmented will have varied. I did not speak to voter drives, but FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #138
The question is why, in a thread about voter registration drives, you decided not to speak to voter onenote Feb 2016 #140
Ahh. I see your confusion. I was pointing out that the DNC had a very good program with the FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #141
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! Chasstev365 Feb 2016 #27
Remember Folks: Chasstev365 Feb 2016 #44
Oh please! wildeyed Feb 2016 #97
Battle lines are being drawn... AzDar Feb 2016 #30
Dem party is limiting debates and limiting voters. Super delgates and DWS doing their best to whereisjustice Feb 2016 #32
Their shared strategy of voter suppression is shameful. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #41
K&R. nt Duval Feb 2016 #37
The Good news is I am voting for BERNIE SANDERS and not the DNC! erlewyne Feb 2016 #39
Bernie should have been all over this, the DNC does not do this for anyone. Never has. bettyellen Feb 2016 #40
The DNC & Democratic Party are in a shambles. When they are as corrupt and wrong as Republicans. highprincipleswork Feb 2016 #42
Note there were no specific quotes or "facts" cited about the DNC, just anecdotal comments George II Feb 2016 #43
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #45
I believe it BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #46
Who is she going to suppress? wildeyed Feb 2016 #96
Colleges are where the vast majority of Sanders speeches and efforts should be directed IMO BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #47
I believe he'll be fine and from what I've been reading low turnout has favored Bernie somewhat. draa Feb 2016 #63
Thanks for the link BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #68
Super Tuesday will be tough. draa Feb 2016 #73
As soon as the kids work for Goldman Sachs EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #48
+1 whereisjustice Feb 2016 #49
Get off your ass and go register people dlwickham Feb 2016 #51
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2016 #52
This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame cantbeserious Feb 2016 #54
Yeah, Repukes WILL Vote No Matter Who The Run! ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #55
Simple jpb33 Feb 2016 #56
Not real surprise there Old Codger Feb 2016 #59
To bad Obama & Rahm cancelled Dean's 50-State Strategy when they removed him from the DNC. FighttheFuture Feb 2016 #60
Too many Democrats didn`t want to attend the planned coronation. democrank Feb 2016 #64
I attended any early Bernie rally held in Portland. Maine. PWPippin Feb 2016 #66
That sounds like it would have been a great time for the Sanders campaign to register voters tammywammy Feb 2016 #74
The DNC is a national organization. They don't run states voter registrations. Lucinda Feb 2016 #85
Because the campaigns do their own registration, not the DNC. wildeyed Feb 2016 #92
ordinary people can register voters- and they should have at that event! poor planning is not bettyellen Feb 2016 #142
Thank you for the information on registering voters. PWPippin Mar 2016 #143
The DNC has never registered voters BainsBane Feb 2016 #72
It's all the DNC's fault. tammywammy Feb 2016 #76
not that incredible anymore JI7 Feb 2016 #79
Not really true. The Dean/DNC led the national "Register for Change" effort in 2008 onenote Feb 2016 #83
I see. BainsBane Feb 2016 #84
I don't ever recall anyone signing up students liberal N proud Feb 2016 #77
Only student-led organizations can do voter registration wildeyed Feb 2016 #88
Where is the DNC specifically named in the article? spooky3 Feb 2016 #98
The DNC/ camp Hillary is incapable of thinking more than three months out Lorien Feb 2016 #100
Bullshit. This is the job of LOCAL Democrats. I have never even met someone from the DNC... Hekate Feb 2016 #101
The fish rots from the head. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #107
So are you and your local Democratic group registering people to vote & informing them? Hekate Feb 2016 #108
My state party has its shit together, thank you very much. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #109
You should know by now that it is YOUR job, not the DNC. So you're volunteering? Hekate Feb 2016 #112
Ive been on the ground active for decades, thanks. And you didnt answer my question. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #113
Thanks Hecate, for telling it like it is. oasis Feb 2016 #126
Just one comment: DWS is losing a generation in pursuit of one nomination, Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #104
Debbie Wasserman Schultz sucks as DNC chair. Full Stop. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #106
MOVEON.ORG endorses Bernie contact them they usually do a lot of that nt fun n serious Feb 2016 #117
Maybe they were tired of being mistaken for LaRouchites (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2016 #120
This speaks more to DWS' incompetence than it does to a conspiracy to hurt Bernie. LonePirate Feb 2016 #127
It just shows you how desperate the DNC is getting at getting Hillary selected. Deadshot Feb 2016 #128
It's a Hillary-Debbie conspiracy left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #129
Why is there a job within the DNC for a thing that's not their job? noamnety Feb 2016 #131
Trying to suppress the vote, are we, Debbie? Jack Rabbit Feb 2016 #133
Yet more evidence that the establishment is protecting itself. blackspade Feb 2016 #134
Debbie! Octafish Feb 2016 #139
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