Reply #13: Some boycotts work, some don't. Many take a long time to be effective.

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I certainly wouldn't take boycotting out of our bag of tools, just because O'Rielly used it (honestly or not), any more than I would eschew a GOTV effort just because Bill does it for the repubs.

A boycott wouldn't have to shut down their Convention Center or leave all their hotels and restaurants empty, to be effective. If the PTB in Arizona ever determine that ANY action has resulted in a 5%, 10% or 20% reduction in occupancy rates and profit margins, there will be tremendous pressure from the same PTB to change things. Historically, boycotts haven't had to shut down national, state, local or corporate economies. They just have to have an significant enough effect to make it painful to big business or high politicians.