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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Count Down [View all]H2O Man
(73,323 posts)14. Thanks!
I've cut back on some social-political activities recently, but still do a bit. I helped run a campaign where a District Attorney faced a challenge from a tea party fellow, who works for the gas industry. Happy to say that we got four times as many votes as the guy.
Also, I helped an elderly woman -- who happens to be my sister -- get a "buy-out" on her house and property, as it has become polluted by the plume of a toxic industrial waste dump. I got it out-of-court, and for twice as much as I assumed we might settle for.
Small stuff, to be sure. But if people invested more time on those types of little things, I am confident that we would better position ourselves for the bigger struggles.
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Nicely said. K & R .. you have hit upon a key difference in Dem vs. GOP candidates.
Persondem
Nov 2015
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One Can Dream - Even Hope - Won't Change The Dynamic Of This Election Cycle - The 99% vs The 1%
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Nov 2015
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