Amy Goodman is really good on Up with Chris Hayes today

[malaise]

Just saying!

[KharmaTrain]

1. Very Good Panel Overall...

Seems to be explaining the obvious, but in the jaded corporate media world this show is a breath of fresh air.

[malaise]

2. Indeed

How are you

[KharmaTrain]

5. Trying To Stay Outta Trouble...

Hope all is well with you...enjoying a nice summer.

I'm more a spectator these days than a participant around these parts...but always enjoy reading your posts.

[shcrane71]

3. Amy Goodman is an American hero. nt

[Iggy]

4. I Get It, However

Don't get me wrong; I'm a _big_ fan of Mr. Hayes' show and of Ms.
Goodman.

However, how many undecided voters or people who have opted out
of the system and don't vote at all-- how may are watching the show
this morning? Ten?

[JDPriestly]

6. The right question is: How many Democrats who will be talking to undecided voters

between now and November 6th are watching the show and getting reliable information and good ideas that they can pass on to their undecided friends and neighbors?

We watch TV and read so that we can listen to others and respond to their misinformation and misunderstandings with accurate, thoughtful information.

That's what democracy looks like.

The Republicans have miles and miles of dollar bills to put marching on our streets and TVs and radios between now and November 6th. We have to do the marching and the talking for Obama ourselves. We had better be well informed and able to think on our feet.

[Iggy]

7. Agreed

However, I don't think the number of undecided voters in key states like
OH and FL is large enough to make a difference. I realize the "undecided"
voter meme is flogged continually in political Bloggo world and on the
talking bobblehead shows, but I just don't buy it.

People complain about the so called huge influence of Koch money on the
recent recall vote in WI-- turns out the majority of the voters made up
their minds months prior to the vote. SuperPac money/
ads had a marginal impact, at best.

For me the actual question is: How hard is the democratic party going to
work to get millions of unregistered voters registered AND get them to the
polls? Get 5-10% of those people to the polls, and you've got a lock.

I recall recent info- something like two million hispanic voters in TX are not
registered to vote. I don't see the democratic party doing much about this.

[JDPriestly]

8. Each of us needs to ask ourselves, "What am I doing to register voters, talk to voters,

inform voters, and what more do I need to do?"

I joined my local Democratic Club and am working on the initial stages of the campaign.

I hope everyone on DU starts walking, talking and registering voters. Don't leave it to somebody else to do this work. It's our work. We have to do it.

There is still lots of time to change voters' minds.

[Iggy]

9. "There is still lots of time to change voters' minds"

What's the leverage to accomplish this?

Ultimately, people vote their pocketbooks. If a voter is jobless, has jobless people
in their family and/or neighbors that are jobless, or is fearful of becoming
jobless due to our crappy economy-- how do you convince them the incumbent
has done a great job and should be re-elected?

[JDPriestly]

10. Precisely the problem. And the Republicans are claiming we could attract corporations

to come back if we just lowered their taxes. Many of them don't pay taxes as it is.

Obama needs to respond to this argument. Frankly, I don't have a very good response and would like some help there.

What is the Democratic plan for persuading corporations to bring jobs back to the U.S.?

I try to keep up, but I really don't know the answer to this.

What is our alternative to the "lower corporate taxes" ploy?

This is a real question. A neighbor who votes Democratic and who knows I am active in Democratic campaigning asked me about this tonight. What to say?