I just called 100 people about President Obama...

[zanana1]

I'm volunteering for his campaign again. Tonight, we called people who supported him in 2008 to see if they still intended to vote for him. 100% GAVE ME A GREAT BIG "YES"! Sometimes, walking away from a volunteer event gives me a great feeling. I had expected to be disappointed, going by what the media is saying. Even those who've been disappointed in him intend to get to the polls in 2012 to vote for him. "President Gingrich" is a very frightening thought! I just wanted to tell everybody the good news.

[ellenfl]

1. the msm is still going to try to talk us out of voting. good job. eom

[Catamount]

47. Thanks that's very encouraging--I'm in too! Never left him really

And I was just thinking again today --how the repugnicants despite of all their best efforts--couldn't and cannot deny us electing the President we want--but sadly and cunningly deny us the government we all hoped we'd have.
Doesn't it count as treason when you disregard the pledge to the flag in order to keep a useless pledge to someone like Grover N?

[NYC_SKP]

2. Thank you for this work, zanana1, I salute you and all other working to GOTV!

:patriot:

I plan do make some calls next year myself but it's never too soon to get started, right?

And not just because of the fear of a president Gingrich or Perry-- Obama, with all his flaws, is about as good as we're going to get until there's some serious change in the way campaigns are financed.

:hi:

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Besides, Tiffany Gingrich is a name that doesn't sound presidential.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ellisonz]

5. Excellent.

:yourock:

[bigwillq]

6. K and R (nt)

[yellerpup]

7. Thanks for this report

and thanks also for volunteering for President Obama. Well done! :applause:

[Bladian]

8. Well, clearly...

They aren't "true liberals" because "true liberals" would NEVER vote for President Obama. :sarcasm:

[gateley]

9. Excellent! We have to remember the countless people out

there who AREN'T polled (and who aren't on DU :evilgrin:).

:hi:

[sufrommich]

10. Great news, thanks for your hard work. nt

[ejpoeta]

11. the MSM's job is to create a reality. They do a good job of selling it too.

See, if people believe that everyone hates obama and no one wants to vote for him then some of them might not bother voting or might feel like there is something wrong with them for still supporting him. It's a propaganda game. They are trying that with OWS... float this idea that people are getting tired of OWS. That might be harder beacause most of us are the 99% and it's harder to get people to not believe their own eyes.

[zanana1]

28. You hit the nail on the head.

If all our information comes from the mainstream media, and they're manufacturing opinion, that's what we'll believe. Thank God for places like DU and for Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, etc. Current TV is a jewel among all the crap that's out there.

[Dont call me Shirley]

42. Free Speech TV, Link TV, Thom Hartmann, Democracy Now

[freshwest]

41. Exactly. It works great. Always has. People want to be part of a group.

[Kahuna]

12. Thanks for the news and your work for all of us..(er...most of us...)

:+

:patriot:

[NBachers]

13. I'm voting for him several times

[lamp_shade]

14. Bravo, zanana1!!!!

[Sherman A1]

15. I am still not pleased with his job performance, yet

the election is his to lose. The GOP field is exceptionally a sad one. The best he will get from me is my vote (and that is still up in the air) and nothing more. I gave a few dollars last time, but it appears he has and will have plenty of cash so mine will hardly be necessary.

For me voting for the lesser of two evils is not much of a choice. What others do is their decision and I respect their choice to make whatever one they wish to. I am glad for you that you are happy with your effort & the news it brings you.

[zanana1]

29. The problem with not voting is...

You're giving the Republican candidate a vote.

[Historic NY]

44. +1

[Sherman A1]

46. I disagree with your assessment

If I voted for the Republican that would be the case. If I choose to skip the candidate(s) for whatever office then the decision is left to those who choose to vote for the office in question. Please do not confuse one's choice to withhold their vote (for whatever reasons) with voting for one party or the other (in this case the GOP) as it simply is not so. My vote belongs exclusively to me as yours does to you. Any candidate must convince either of us that they are worthy of our vote in order for it to be cast for them by us. Our decision to vote or not vote for them is completely our choice as is simply skipping the office in question. If neither candidate is to my liking or has not convinced me that they deserve my vote then they don't get it.

[DaveJ]

48. "the lesser of two evils"

Personally I think most people are a bunch of assholes. I rarely met anyone who is a decent human. That doesn't mean I'm going to let everyone else control the outcome of elections.

Ok, I understand you might not vote. Obviously, you can do what you want. I just don't think your rationale makes any sense. Voting is a patriotic act.

If I refused to vote for people who I didn't like, I would pretty much never vote. My frustration is more with the human race than it is with the political process. People are twisted selfish bunch, that no wonder freedom is so prized, it's something that people usually subvert for their own selfish purposes. Still, I vote.

Also, mathematically, you are providing the other candidate an advantage.

[Sherman A1]

54. I understand your point of view, however

I never said I would not vote. I stated that I may skip the offices for which I can find no suitable candidate. I believe that voting for someone that I don't find to be suitable just so the other guy whom I find less suitable is simply the wrong thing to do. Granted no one will fit every criteria that we set out perfectly and some compromises come into play, yet there is a threshold at which I or anyone else will make the choice of A or B or none of the above.

[vidalarosa]

16. I just called 100 people about President Obama...

loyalty goes a long way...

[lunatica]

19. You did? What did they say?

[barbtries]

17. very good news.

and more proof that the media is full of shit. thank you.

[lunatica]

18. That is good news

The media really work hard at it don't they?

[a kennedy]

20. Boy I needed to hear that.....a huge thumbs up!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

or just a ton O' thumbs up....

[JoePhilly]

21. The media wants a close race. Obama should win in a landslide and they can't have that.

So they need to increase right wing outrage, and increase democratic frustration.

Its all about turnout.

[lonestarnot]

22. K & R!

I appreciate you! :applause:

[GeorgeGist]

23. Bullshit

[zanana1]

30. I can't make you believe me...

You'll just have to get out there and volunteer yourself!

[SidDithers]

40. Awwwww...

:nopity:

Sid

[sendero]

51. +1000

... there is simply no way. Americans are stupid, but not THAT stupid. The economy is in shambles and anyone who thinks Americans don't blame Obama for that is a fool.

The only thing that will bring Obama a second term is the idiot show the Repubs are staging. They don't like Romney because he's not idiotic enough, and so they parade a gaggle of fools, narcissists and psychopaths looking for someone/anyone. If they run Gingrich they will lose, but then I'm not all that sure they really want to win. Nobody can fix the mess we're in now, why not let the other party take the blame?

[quinnox]

55. yep

this stinks to high heaven, and has rah rah written all over it.

[tavalon]

24. Even I'm going to vote for him

and I'm highly disappointed in him. But he's Republican lite, instead of Republican insane. It's a matter of degree.

[immoderate]

26. That's how I feel now too. But just barely...

Sometimes I think that Obama is just there to prolong the agony. A President Gingrich will mobilize people. :shrug:

Then we might see Occupy the Supreme Court.

--imm

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. Don't bother calling me

Yeah I will vote, all but enthusiastically. And that is all you get.

No, not because the other is so much more scccaaarrryyyy. Nope...I need to stay in practice from when actual democracy comes back.

Same reason I voted in mexico when the pri was it. Same exact reason.

[Hutzpa]

27. Thank you zanana1

keep up the good work it's worth it.

:thumbsup:


:kick: & Rec



On Edit

Where is that haters image? oh yes here it is....

[deaniac21]

31. i shiver with anticipation

[lindalou65]

32. thanks for the positive news

I have been thinking about volunteering as well. Your information gave me a boost and good feeling about volunteering!

[politicasista]

33. Kick

:kick:

[Scurrilous]

34. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup:

[patrice]

35. People are newly aware of at least some aspects of the process that are slightly more transparent

than they have been.

[mckara]

36. My Assistance and Donations Depended on the Public Option

Obama didn't make the grade. I will vote for him unless a REAL progressive candidate appears on the ballot.

[iamhuman]

37. With out a doubt he is the best choice

But I have a problem...
Help me here
and maybe help him?

Patriotic Act
Drones
Wars..
No control of wall street.
Prosecuting Truth teller. whistle blowers.
Looking forward for the elite.
and the war on marijuana..


I need some feed back on why I should even vote.
I got he is a God in comparison to the phony hero.. we could have gotten.

But???????????
I may take the day off.. and Just stay home..

is there some way to help him be all he can/should be.

If I am censored for the above comments.
I may have to start my own blog.

I just care :-) more about my fellow man than winning.

[Tx4obama]

39. If you care about your fellow man then you will go and vote....

We need more democratic senators in the Senate, and we need to take back the House.

And we sure the hell do NOT need any more republican presidents appointing Supreme Court justices!

[Blue_In_AK]

38. Very few people have said they aren't going to vote for him,

especially given the choices on the other side, but that doesn't mean we have to constantly sing his praises.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

43. Curious: where are you calling? Great job!!

[Number23]

45. Only the Perpetually Petulant (and they are all up in this thread) would be surprised by your report

Everyone I know is singing his praises as well. The excitement is there every bit as much as it was for 2008 and we are still one year away from the election!

[RoccoR5955]

49. Wait till the #OCCUPY Party comes on board, and runs their own candidate

You will see those numbers change drastically.

[judesedit]

50. Praise God. The alternative is scary as hell

Thank you!

[Raine]

52. So then you have nothing to worry about...

then you can get off the backs of those of us who are critical, you don't need us anyway.

[adigal]

53. I just told a fundraiser that I will vote for him

but I am not giving him one thin dime. And I contributed as much as I could in 2008. But I didn't vote for Republican-lite, which is what I got. So...he will get my vote and nothing else.

[ThomWV]

56. You wouldn't not be smiling so much if you had called my number.

because I think he has not only done a terrible job but I also think he will be much worse in a 2nd term than he has been in his first.