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I want to start now to contribute a little to the Midterm battles. I think it's important to try to claim the majorities. What message should be initiated? Something obvious but positive. There's a lot of very negative things that can be said about trump et al., all true, but my approach is to cheerfully urge people to vote Blue. Since I am in a Blue state, that won't be hard. My city is red, however, so my idea will be risky. Small, one liners for quick reads. Nothing too provacative, like, "Trump is a vicious, vile rapist," or, "Trump is a felon." Although, turning something into a question might be acceptable. "Did you really want a felon for President?"
Should the emphasis be on negative trump, or should it be just on the positive Dem party? Is it possible to pick a candidate for any position and promote that one person?
I also think that something along the lines of "Psst: what happens in the voting booth stays in the voting booth," you know, to encourage people to vote Blue without risk, might help.
I can't do much, but I think it's important to show up with physical action of some sort. I want to be committed to winning the race. All ideas are welcome. I'll be writing them down.
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Silent Type
(8,148 posts)LaMouffette
(2,388 posts)clerical errors.
And do everything we can between now and the midterms to successfully register voters and try to safeguard against election vigilantes being able to "challenge" any voter's ballot.
Alice B.
(355 posts)If we can't legislatively beat voter suppression efforts (necessarily), what can we do to enable and maximize turnout within their confines?
Also, I thought I heard someone say on the radio this morning that there are three special elections offering an opportunity to flip a majority? Is that true? What can we do?