2016 Postmortem

Sancho

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21. Young people don't vote...

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 02:00 PM

Feb 2016

State rules and regulations about registration are getting more complex. Depending on the 20-something vote seems a poor plan for 2016.

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That story about the DNC no longer enthusiastically signing up young kids on campuses is a shocker! [View all] Akamai Feb 2016 OP

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