'You want our vote, come get our vote'

[pstokely]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/30/democrats-black-voters-midterm-elections-2018-947757

"One veteran Missouri Democrat, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, said McCaskill’s issues with black voters represent a “life-threatening situation.” Other Democrats say vocal criticism of McCaskill from African-American leaders early in the campaign cycle was fair but that she has worked hard to fix the problem, visiting churches and holding small events with prominent African-American officials in both cities, among other engagements.

In a brief interview at a local campaign office, McCaskill said she’s worked hard to earn support in African-American communities. Because Missouri is a large, diverse state, voters across the state are often disappointed they don’t see her more often, she said.

“I haven’t taken their votes for granted. We’ve done a massive effort in St. Louis and Kansas City, and I feel like I’ve got a really good working relationship with a whole lot of very important African-American leaders,” McCaskill said. “I think we’re going to have a really great turnout and great results in those communities.”

Kayla Reid, an activist in St. Louis, runs a grassroots organization with 30 organizers that plans to contact 30,000 voters in predominantly black neighborhoods before Election Day. Reid said she thought McCaskill focused excessively on trying to win over Republican voters at the expense of engaging with her Democratic base. But she said she still expects robust turnout by voters driven to the polls by local issues and opposition to Trump’s agenda.

“I think people understand that this moment is much bigger than Claire and they’re going to go vote,” Reid said.

African-American turnout will be critical in several other Senate races, most prominently in Florida, Tennessee and Indiana, as well as in gubernatorial races in Florida and Georgia, two states in which Obama will hold rallies in the final days before the midterms. And African-American progressive activists across the country say the national party appears to be taking their concerns more seriously this year than in recent election cycles, when, they say, white Democrats in D.C. just assumed being the party of Obama would be enough."

[ecstatic]

1. Not sure I'm buyng that...the anonymous veteran sounds like an outlier.

That's if he even exists. Or maybe Missouri is different...but the people I know... including people who are usually apolitical and wouldn't ever consider joining a site like DU--are even more caught up with trump's antics than I am. We would vote for a dog catcher over trump or any republican at this point. Of course it would be wonderful to get visits, etc, but right now we're in an emergency. Rethugs are rolling back the clock in almost every state, purging us from the rolls, etc. All hands on deck!

[still_one]

2. F**K POLITICO. Anything to push division between Democrats and demoralize. People know exactly

what is at stake, and it comes right down to this:

Two more years of an uncontrolled racist, sexist, bigot who will continue his policies of dismantling the Civil Rights Act, Women's Rights, Workers Rights, Social Security, Medicare, Healthcare, etc.

It is that simple. It isn't rocket science. Having a majority party in control MEANS SOMETHING. There is a difference between Democrats and republicans