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DrJackson Donating Member (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-26-05 02:11 PM
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29. I tried that
I did ask her several times (still being very polite about it) why she considered herself a conservative. The only answer I could get was "I support our troops". I tried a few of our points about how we are actually the ones who support the troops, but she didn't want to hear it.
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  -Face it -- To Get Our Country Back We Have Win Repub Minds .... rrrevolution  Aug-26-05 01:33 PM   #0 
  - voters wont mean anything with Diebold machines still around.  Mari333   Aug-26-05 01:36 PM   #1 
  - At some point, we can make it so obvious that it's being stolen,  electropop   Aug-26-05 01:40 PM   #5 
     - I thought it already was overwhelming in Nov 2004  Proud_Lefty   Aug-26-05 01:50 PM   #13 
        - exactly. against an incumbent too. eom  nofurylike   Aug-26-05 01:58 PM   #19 
        - Much of Kerry's vote never got to vote.  electropop   Aug-26-05 02:11 PM   #27 
           - Nobody I know voted for the rethugs.  wli   Aug-26-05 02:35 PM   #32 
              - I live in a very red area with a lot of W bumperstickers  Proud_Lefty   Aug-26-05 03:28 PM   #38 
  - We can become sheep herders  BlueJac   Aug-26-05 01:38 PM   #2 
  - Was just in freeperland  leftupnorth   Aug-26-05 01:47 PM   #10 
     - Hi leftupnorth!!  newyawker99   Aug-26-05 04:08 PM   #39 
  - really we just need to make sure the actual votes are actually counted. nt  nofurylike   Aug-26-05 01:39 PM   #3 
  - It sure doesn't hurt to flip some Republicon wannabees too.  ClassWarrior   Aug-26-05 07:01 PM   #40 
  - No you aren't. When you are talking to people too disgusted to vote  nothingshocksmeanymore   Aug-26-05 01:40 PM   #4 
  - We need to make Repub voters too disgusted with their own.  electropop   Aug-26-05 01:44 PM   #7 
  - While going negative has benefits, Democrats seem to do better  nothingshocksmeanymore   Aug-26-05 01:56 PM   #17 
     - It suppresses turnout mainly for the attacked side.  electropop   Aug-26-05 02:07 PM   #26 
  - Yep. Subtle distinction, but it's there.  txaslftist   Aug-26-05 01:44 PM   #8 
  - very well said. this is most necessary of ALL. i stand corrected. eom  nofurylike   Aug-26-05 01:52 PM   #14 
  - AND count the votes, that is. eom  nofurylike   Aug-26-05 02:00 PM   #21 
  - We don't have to appease Repubs to get their vote, just show truth  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 01:56 PM   #16 
  - That's why I qualified my post to make clear that while you did not call  nothingshocksmeanymore   Aug-26-05 01:58 PM   #18 
  - That's the key  catmandu57   Aug-26-05 02:32 PM   #31 
     - All worthy of my agenda, Freddie  nothingshocksmeanymore   Aug-26-05 02:51 PM   #36 
  - Many of them are deeply ingrained to believe the spin  DrJackson   Aug-26-05 01:42 PM   #6 
  - Just take the complementary approach  Pigwidgeon   Aug-26-05 01:46 PM   #9 
     - I tried that  DrJackson   Aug-26-05 02:11 PM   #29 
  - how can you win that which does not exist?  CatWoman   Aug-26-05 01:47 PM   #11 
  - But how can we do that  whatever4   Aug-26-05 01:48 PM   #12 
  - Read "Don't Think of an Elephant"...  ClassWarrior   Aug-26-05 02:01 PM   #22 
  - Thank you :)  whatever4   Aug-26-05 02:04 PM   #25 
     - My pleasure.  ClassWarrior   Aug-26-05 02:37 PM   #33 
  - You are talking about 1 Issue Voters who think they are Repubs  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 02:03 PM   #24 
  - We need to remind them .....  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 01:52 PM   #15 
  - I know lots of folks "who think they are Repubs." And they're the crack...  ClassWarrior   Aug-26-05 01:59 PM   #20 
  - Yep that is true, and many wake up when they find they are unemployed  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 02:14 PM   #30 
     - Yup. And some are stubborn and you have to work hard to flip 'em...  ClassWarrior   Aug-26-05 02:40 PM   #35 
  - You're Assuming....  atreides1   Aug-26-05 02:02 PM   #23 
  - I live in Red State, but lots of jobs have left and many Repubs unhappy  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 02:11 PM   #28 
  - it doesn't matter, the elections are all rigged shams anyway n/t  wli   Aug-26-05 02:37 PM   #34 
  - Latest Poll Numbers From Gallup 40% Job Approv are proof that....  rrrevolution   Aug-26-05 03:12 PM   #37 
 

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