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2016 Postmortem

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14. And a lot will get out for those reasons...

Reply to napi21 (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 07:54 AM

Jul 2014

The point is that you need to overshoot the enthusiasm gap and Democrats have not really given people a reason beyond the ones I gave to be enthusiastic.

Even a lot of liberal leaning people aren't informed, and Democrats have been content to just sit back quietly, let the Republican candidates do or say something stupid and then come out and go "See! That guys crazy! Vote for me!!!". That lets them off the hook for being held to any standard beyond "Not a crazy shit head" with which to govern.

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Poll:GOP more excited than Democrats about voting..... [View all] a kennedy Jul 2014 OP

The kids who voted for Obama twice will once again, fail to vote. onehandle Jul 2014 #1

Pretty much sums it up Cosmocat Jul 2014 #5

What do people (mainly Dems) expect.... vi5 Jul 2014 #2

There are 2 reasons Dems SHOULD get to the polls this year... napi21 Jul 2014 #3

Here is the problem Cosmocat Jul 2014 #7

You're somewhat right, but the people I referred to in my original post napi21 Jul 2014 #11

Yep Cosmocat Jul 2014 #15

And a lot will get out for those reasons... vi5 Jul 2014 #14

YEP! Cosmocat Jul 2014 #6

Wasn't the GOP, according to some polls, more enthused about voting for Mitt in '12? WI_DEM Jul 2014 #4

Massive failure on the DC DEMS. Beginning to wonder if losing the Senate is the game plan this year. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #8

Stop with all this gloom and doom folks bigdarryl Jul 2014 #9

I'm hoping and working to show you're right... a kennedy Jul 2014 #10

Not if the Republicans see to it that those that don't look like them get to vote davidpdx Jul 2014 #12

Exactly. THIS IS NOT 2010. Also, if someone JUST has to be "excited" to vote, then SHAME on THEM! RBInMaine Jul 2014 #17

Until our candidates get pissed about republicans 4dsc Jul 2014 #13

I wouldn't worry Matrosov Jul 2014 #16