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SheltieLover

(59,620 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:23 PM Mar 2020

Could/Should we be using this down tme to call voters in swing states?

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Dear Friends,

It has occurred to me that this just might be a way to help save our country while also uplifting the spirits of homebound folks...

I do not have the knowledge or funds (?) to do this, but I'm good connecting with folks on the phone.

People are frightened, lonely, & bored...they might just engage us enough for us to be able to educate them about how dump CAUSED so many deaths from covid & we might be able to inspire them to register AND get out & vote!

What do you folks think?

Previously posted in GD in error. Apologies, but in my mind, I was focusing on getting truth to voters about dump killing people, encouraging voter registration, and - frankly - the primaries are over in my mind. 😊👍


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Could/Should we be using this down tme to call voters in swing states? (Original Post) SheltieLover Mar 2020 OP
Probably not a great idea at this point. I don't want to hear any phone calls from anyone other than gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #1
Thx SheltieLover Mar 2020 #2
True that. Timing is everything. Right now is likely too soon. Over the summer, before conventions, ancianita Mar 2020 #5
TY! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #6
Thank you for the good idea! ancianita Mar 2020 #9
No frazzled Mar 2020 #3
ty SheltieLover Mar 2020 #7
This is why I tossed idea out to the group 😊 SheltieLover Mar 2020 #10
People don't want to think about politics now marlakay Mar 2020 #4
thx SheltieLover Mar 2020 #8
Very poor timing for calls these days cp Mar 2020 #11
 

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)
1. Probably not a great idea at this point. I don't want to hear any phone calls from anyone other than
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:28 PM
Mar 2020

family right now. Can't imagine it would be well received. Let them marinate a little more in the reality of what we're seeing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SheltieLover

(59,620 posts)
2. Thx
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

For sharing your insight!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ancianita

(38,590 posts)
5. True that. Timing is everything. Right now is likely too soon. Over the summer, before conventions,
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:47 PM
Mar 2020

might be better. Just my opinion.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ancianita

(38,590 posts)
9. Thank you for the good idea!
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:57 PM
Mar 2020

Please do get back with this when we get out of the woods, okay?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
3. No
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:34 PM
Mar 2020

Or should I say f#*! no.

1. This is primary season, in slow motion and delayed. Swing states are not in play.
2. Who you gonna call? You should never, ever, under any circumstances make calls to numbers that the campaign you are working for has not given out to you. They target their lists carefully.
3. WTF? Phone banking is NEVER done to convince people of anything other than their candidate’s merits, and to get people out to vote. You are never ever, ever supposed to argue. And you stick to the script the campaign has devised. To do anything else is to do more harm than good.
4. Nobody is going to answer their phone anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SheltieLover

(59,620 posts)
10. This is why I tossed idea out to the group 😊
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:59 PM
Mar 2020

My perception was not to argue with people, but to engage them in conversation at a time when they are seeking answers to the current life struggles & help them to see that ths answer is to oust shitstain by registering & voting Blue. 😊👍

I also was not really suggesting that we do this apart from, but perhaps, in concert with Joe's campaign. 👍

If I were to vote in a presidential
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marlakay

(12,205 posts)
4. People don't want to think about politics now
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:46 PM
Mar 2020

They want funny videos and things that make them feel better. Unless you are calling to offer free grocery delivery won’t be appreciated.

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cp

(7,188 posts)
11. Very poor timing for calls these days
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 02:03 PM
Mar 2020

Appreciate you thinking of it, but not now.

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