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Fox News Poll: Democrats +7 (Original Post) Stallion Aug 2014 OP
Unfortunately districts are gerrymandered -8 Democrats. onehandle Aug 2014 #1
I was thinking about the huge disparity of white vs. black Representatives in Ferguson Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #2
Registered voters. Unfortunately, Likely voters is the problem. stevenleser Aug 2014 #3

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
2. I was thinking about the huge disparity of white vs. black Representatives in Ferguson
Fri Aug 15, 2014, 12:13 PM
Aug 2014

and what the head of the local Democratic Party said yesterday on MSNBC. She criticized the national DNC for not enough support and taking the black vote for granted without doing anything to help with their problems. She also said that the lack of hope led to very poor black voter turnout. Wouldn't what happened in Ferguson the last several days be a perfect opportunity to register and motivate them to get out and vote? Couldn't what happened there be used to motivate Democrats and potential Democrats nationwide to get registered and vote in these mid terms?

We should not miss this opportunity, which may help to stop this long term trend of unarmed black men being gunned down by police!

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
3. Registered voters. Unfortunately, Likely voters is the problem.
Fri Aug 15, 2014, 12:22 PM
Aug 2014

If everyone eligible went to the polls, we Democrats would win in a landslide.

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