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Takket

(21,577 posts)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 11:53 PM Feb 2018

Sheriff Israel just NAILED IT

He told the kids at the town hall you are never going to change Dana (NRA rep's mind).... if you really want change you can't try to change minds you have to VOTE IN PEOPLE THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY YOU DO.

GOTV is the key to EVERYTHING. Guns.... Russia... abortion....... taxes......... EVERYTHING, no matter WHAT you care about, comes down to GOTV.

GOTV

GOTV

GOTV

and after you vote, get SOMEONE ELSE out to vote, and tell them to get someone else...........

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Sheriff Israel just NAILED IT (Original Post) Takket Feb 2018 OP
Absolutely! That is how it works and these kids will MaryMagdaline Feb 2018 #1
Multi-generational minority status is the only thing Dawson Leery Feb 2018 #2
Compared to a republican... GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #3
True. Dawson Leery Feb 2018 #7
all high school seniors need to be registered and college atudents OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #4
I prefer the changing minds route hfojvt Feb 2018 #5
He was great, with his emphasis on changing laws to reduce the number of guns out there, pnwmom Feb 2018 #6
Kick nt Homer Wells Feb 2018 #8

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
2. Multi-generational minority status is the only thing
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 12:31 AM
Feb 2018

that we can do to fix the GOP.

Those monsters need to be kept out of office.

Vote for a subpar Democrat, just keep the Fascists out.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
5. I prefer the changing minds route
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 03:00 AM
Feb 2018

GOTV seems to rely on the idea that - we are a minority of the population, but if we can get a large number of our people to the polls, we can out-vote the majority. Well, that is far less likely to work in a Presidential year, when turnout is already high (relatively)

Also, it begs the question - feels the same way I do about what?

I am ambivalent about guns, also ignorant and apathetic.

My issue is that I would like to see politicians represent the bottom 75% on economics and budget.

I also feel like we of the bottom 75% should unite and take over BOTH parties. As a clear majority of the nation, both parties should represent us instead of being bought by the top.

Instead with the gun issue, we have yet another issue to divide the bottom 75%. So we are asked to vote between the anti-gun candidate or the RKBA candidate, neither of whom will represent the bottom 75%.

But, hey, at least we have a choice.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
6. He was great, with his emphasis on changing laws to reduce the number of guns out there,
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 03:42 AM
Feb 2018

and to ban assault rifles.

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