We've got Republicans walking precincts and phone banking for us

[lwin]

Out here in Caleee-forn-yaaa.

We live in a red, red city, in a red county, and we've had Republicans coming in to phone bank against Schwartzenegger this past week. One of our precinct captains has had a a little old Republican woman walking precincts for her the past month, because she's so pissed at the GOP.

Now we've got Republican Firefighters...who are normally a very conservative bunch, calling us up this week to come out to walk precincts with us this weekend.

They rallied with us a few days ago against the Arnold Propositions, and I was blown away when I heard a bunch of them talking about listening to Al Franken on Air America. One of them told me that he's been a Republican since Raygun, but is changing to Democrat, "as long as that idiot Bush is in the White House".

I do believe the worm is turning...

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. the worm has turned, I beleive it has

now lets see what diebold does

[lwin]

3. Hopefully

Get out of Dodge..

[SeattleGirl]

2. Woohoo! That's great to hear.

I think some of the true Conservatives/Republicans are waking up to the fact that the Bush regime are neither!

[Stephanie]

4. Awesome.

Once people see how they've been lied to they are furious.

[xxqqqzme]

5. great news - steroid boy is goin' down!

[lwin]

6. I'm really looking forward to next Tuesday

Can't wait to deliver that kick in the ass to Ahnuld...

[IndyOp]

13. We are praying for you!!

O8)

I lived in Berkeley & El Cerrito during grad school -- I loved the Bay Area and miss it.

[wryter2000]

22. You must have gone to Cal

I was psychology, A.B. 1977, Ph.D. 1988 Yes, I'm slow :evilgrin:

[JDPriestly]

7. The campaign against Social Security

followed by the disaster in New Orleans woke people up from the slumber that Reagan put them in. They are suddenly realizing what the whole Republican double-talk is about. It will take time, but, if we can get good, honest Democrats into office, we will take back the country for common sense. I'd like to see someone run for president who has actually lived on a limited income at some point in his or her life. Clark probably did, but Gore never did. I don't really know about Kerry. I know this wife is wealthy, but I don't know whether he has always been wealthy.

[suegeo]

20. Forbes family made a fortune in the drug trade

Kerry's a part of the Forbes family, unless I've been punked on a colossal scale. According to Wikipedia, the Forbes family made a fortune running opium to China.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry#Maternal_family_background
John Kerry's maternal grandfather, James Grant Forbes, was born in Shanghai, China, where the Forbes family of China and Boston accumulated a fortune in the opium and China trade. Forbes married Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, who came from a family with deep roots in New England history. Through her, John Kerry is related to four Presidents, including George W. Bush (ninth cousin, twice removed) <1> <2> <3> <4>, and to many of the royal houses of Europe. <5> <6> <7>

[keopeli]

8. as california goes, so goes the nation...

[wakeme2008]

9. IMHO, more and more Repugs that are NO part

of the Fundies will be turning and 2006 could be a great election for Democrats. :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

10. Thanks for this encouraging news. The turning comes at the very last

minute, but it does seem to be happening.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

11. Question.... are exit polls word of mouth... or can we get a paper

trail with signatures and all.... wouldn't be a bad idea this go around.... and I mean exit polls... big ones... lots of names, no BS.

[bertha katzenengel]

12. Even lousy politicians deserve to have their names spelled correctly.

There is no "T" in Schwarzenegger.

I wouldn't normally point out something so trivial. I've done so to get your attention. Nothing, I mean nothing, irritates me more than when people mock the name of my home state by drawling it as you have done. It pisses me off even more than "Amerikkka."

Happy flaming. I won't be here to read it.

[existentialist]

15. "I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they

spell my name right."

(Who said that?)

[wryter2000]

23. I live in CA

Since 1969. I think the person was mocking the way the Governator pronounces California

[Ms. Clio]

26. This place is so damn pissy lately, such a waste of time

Guess you won't come back to apologize for making an ass out of yourself, either.

The OP is clearly a citizen of your fair state and mocking the Gropenator's pronuniciation.

Not only that, but it was an incredibly positive and inspiring post.

[kath]

30. Umm, the poster wasn't mocking the name of your state, but rather the way

that the Gropenfuhrer pronounces it. Helloooo!!

[blm]

14. The most underplayed story of the campaign last year was WHY Firefighters

in the post 9-11 world supported Kerry overwhelmingly.

Funny, how the media built up firefighters everyday since 9-11 and then put them on ignore the day they endorsed Kerry.

[lostnfound]

16. Awesome. But are you sure they aren't RBWs? "Reluctant block walkers"?

Yes, despite these amazing stories of so many former Bush-supporters changing their tunes, and the massive Democratic GOTV campaigns, and favorable polls..it will all be explained away in the aftermath of fraudulent elections..
;-)

Seriously, that is great news.

[Helga Scow Stern]

17. Now, I wonder what will happen if Schwarzenegger's initiatives still pass,

mysteriously. Already the LA Times is reporting their own poll numbers (for at least one of the initiatives) in contrast to a Field poll that shows there is no public support for any of them.

They didn't get rid of the Secretary of State for nothing.

[sellitman]

18. Now if we could just convince the repuke voting machine companies...

We might actually win come election time.

[OnionPatch]

19. Yeah, I worry

I'm down here in Riverside county. I think it may be the most corrupt in the state! I'm hand delivering my absentee ballot, but I still don't feel confident my vote will count.

[wryter2000]

24. Deibold

I believe Diebold machines were used to count absentee ballots in Alameda County in the recent past. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. In fact, I hope I'm wrong because I vote absentee in Oaktown.

[NewJeffCT]

28. Unless we have a big name celebrity running

And he/she is WAY out in front in the polls, I don't think we can survive the Republican propaganda machine and the rigged voting machines.

[wryter2000]

21. Wahooooo

Imagine...their little power grab has only managed to alienate their own party members. I'm loving it.

[dogfacedboy]

25. Just out of curiosity,

how were people out there SO F'ING STUPID as to elect that meatbag to begin with?

[lwin]

29. He snuck in the back door

While no one was paying attention.

[NewJeffCT]

27. I know some on DU don't like Franken...

But, he has had a HUGE influence out there. His books are easy to read, funny and very accessible. I don't agree with him on every issue either, but he is smart, fact-based and is willing to admit it when he is wrong.

[sellitman]

32. I agree, I love Franken.

He isn't left enough for my tastes but he really knows how to get under the righties skin and smacks down O'Reilly so well that I would pay admission to listen.

[Snotcicles]

31. That worm is spinning like a top n/t