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Precinct-level Politics

JDPriestly

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2. I have been very active through the years. I have walked my precinct and done tabling and voter

Reply to ccinamon (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2011, 06:17 AM

May 2011

registration and calling and belonged to my local Democratic Club. I even served as a delegate to our party's
state convention.

But, I am getting older and I'm not very enthusiastic about Obama and the Blue[-Dog slant of the party. So,
I'm not so active now.

But I can tell you about my experiences. It was great fun, but you have to be a good listener, and you have to be
sincerely interested in the other person and his or her point of view to succeed in political activism.

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I'm new to being active in a political group [View all] ccinamon May 2011 OP

That's a good question.... I hope someone more involved pops in here and informs us.... midnight May 2011 #1

I have been very active through the years. I have walked my precinct and done tabling and voter JDPriestly May 2011 #2

Precinct-Level... fladem2006 Mar 2012 #3

Hit the doors in your neighborhood JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #4