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2016 Postmortem

lamp_shade

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14. In my neck of the woods the tea people and 912ers were out in full force for the mid-terms.

Reply to patrice (Reply #11)

Sat May 5, 2012, 12:23 PM

May 2012

... meetings, rallies, coffee clatches, etc. They were in libraries, restaurants, church halls, street corners, you name it. There were packs of them all over the place. And so we've got Rick Scott and Marco Rubio. I phone banked hundreds of voters and knew we were in trouble because of the lack of enthusiasm I sensed. Some came right out and said "I don't do mid-terms". THIS YEAR? No so much!! I know some of these tea people personally and there is a marked lack of enthusiasm. A good sign perhaps, but this won't stop me from getting out there and doing all I can. I'm no fool. I expect each and every DUer to do the same. I'm fired up.

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I just Tweeted Debbie Wasserman Schultz on what is going on with the DNC with voter ID registration [View all] bigdarryl May 2012 OP

There needs to be little voter ID task groups that go out to elder-care patrice May 2012 #1

I am a senior citizen myself Frances May 2012 #2

Well to be honest if they don't have the proper ID they won't be voting republican either bigdarryl May 2012 #4

But the minority community usually votes Dem. dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #17

I have to admit that you are right. Care communities need to do a better job of educating patrice May 2012 #9

Yep Al Sharpton had a 90 year old elderly African American woman on his show bigdarryl May 2012 #3

Time for another Rosa Parks moment / movement. postulater May 2012 #6

This Might Be A Dumb Question But - Don't People That Register To Vote In A Previous Election...... global1 May 2012 #5

I'm going to my first local Women for Obama mtg on 5/9. Our first project is to contact lamp_shade May 2012 #7

is that meeting anywhere near jupiter? eom ellenfl May 2012 #10

No. I'm way over near Tampa. Check here > > lamp_shade May 2012 #12

thank you. eom ellenfl May 2012 #22

Not if they moved. LiberalFighter May 2012 #18

With no ID, they may not be permitted to vote in your state. Period! SharonAnn May 2012 #19

they must reregister if they move tabbycat31 May 2012 #20

I've never had to register again treestar May 2012 #21

As a result of us NOT voting in the 2010 midterm elections this is partly our fault bigdarryl May 2012 #8

Not voting and crossing over to fuck with the Republicans. Thom Hartmann was dealing patrice May 2012 #11

In my neck of the woods the tea people and 912ers were out in full force for the mid-terms. lamp_shade May 2012 #14

Obama Campaign Confronts Voter ID Laws Scuba May 2012 #13

It took my mom 6 months to get an ID ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #15

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