How to drag friends to the polls
OK so you have a room-mate who doesn't see the point of voting. And you want to get him down to the poll because even though your state may be a solid lock for Obama, the Senate and House races still matter and every vote really does count.
Or perhaps they have voted, but you want to get them phone banking, or getting out the vote. What can you do?
Well the answer is that there is no single answer. In California the answer might be 'do you really want to see Prop Hate win?' Another good standby might well be to point out that the GOP simply isn't going to learn any lessons unless it loses badly enough for it to hurt.
But one tactic that you can try this time round is to point out that this election is the Woodstock of our generation, it is the falling of the Berlin Wall, it is the civil rights march on Washington. The choice now is to decide to be a part of that history or not.
Or perhaps they have voted, but you want to get them phone banking, or getting out the vote. What can you do?
Well the answer is that there is no single answer. In California the answer might be 'do you really want to see Prop Hate win?' Another good standby might well be to point out that the GOP simply isn't going to learn any lessons unless it loses badly enough for it to hurt.
But one tactic that you can try this time round is to point out that this election is the Woodstock of our generation, it is the falling of the Berlin Wall, it is the civil rights march on Washington. The choice now is to decide to be a part of that history or not.
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Good points - from a British perspective I'd just like to remind all of you that the whole world is watching America as it votes. Its not just an election about the USA though of course that should be your first priority.
You have the chance to make history and you have the chance to restore your country to a position it hasn't held for 50 years - as the beacon of hope for people across the world and as a good friend and ally of democracies across the world. Yo can do that and you won't need a Marshall Plan - in fact it will help your country in the process by stabilizing world energy issues and curtailing the terrorist threat to all our countries.
I'm impressed by Obama's common sense and instincts. I'm impressed by Joe Biden's comments and approach notably on foreign policy.
There are difficult times ahead. This is a ticket that can re-energize your country and make the world a safer and more just place. I've seen a lot of elections come and go. You folks have a chance that doesn't come along too often - don't let it slip away.
November 4, 2008 2:01 AM | Reply | Permalink