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2016 Postmortem

qwlauren35

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18. I wrote a second piece.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Oct 3, 2016, 09:15 PM

Oct 2016

Last edited Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:51 PM - Edit history (1)

I reached out to the parents of Millennials that I know. With this note, I pointed them to http://www.vote411.org. Millennials do a lot of their knowledge gathering via web. So it's a great site to direct them to.

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How DU members can reach out to Millennials. [View all] politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 OP

K&R nt. NCTraveler Oct 2016 #1

Well this is certainly better than calling them all idiots NobodyHere Oct 2016 #2

I agree. The Millennials already feel left out and dis-enfranchised as it is Marc2010 Oct 2016 #3

this is a good idea renate Oct 2016 #4

I'm not that technically savvy myself, but I knew that my kids all had a Facebook page and politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #5

Get them out of their mom's basements and to the polls mwrguy Oct 2016 #6

*face palm* nt retrowire Oct 2016 #19

I guess we will be looking for houses with basements. jalan48 Oct 2016 #7

Holding onto anger is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. grossproffit Oct 2016 #10

Yes. Definitely anger. That's it for sure. jalan48 Oct 2016 #11

Okay then. Use your words. Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #13

Hoard. Those. Grievances! nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #12

Hillary now doing same with Millenials as with older voters unc70 Oct 2016 #8

Some of us are right here... Agschmid Oct 2016 #9

Co-signed. nt Jamaal510 Oct 2016 #24

Our two millennials are voting Hillary Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #14

Facebook? Codeine Oct 2016 #15

Oh come on. Instead of lol-ing at the idea of Millennials on Facebook Blaukraut Oct 2016 #16

Damn, you beat me to it! nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #21

I was going to... qwlauren35 Oct 2016 #17

I wrote a second piece. qwlauren35 Oct 2016 #18

Thanks I'll check it out and recommend it in future posts. politicaljunkie41910 Oct 2016 #20

easy ibegurpard Oct 2016 #22

If they like Bernie Sanders then here is a different link Eric J in MN Oct 2016 #23