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abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts) Sun Sep 16, 2012, 12:53 PM Sep 2012

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What REALLY gets out the vote

Not phone calls. At all.

Traditional mailers . . . just barely.

Door knocks, better.

Turns out what really gets out the vote is a simple post card -- showing you your voting history and your neighbors' voting history and pointing out that an updated mailer will be sent after the upcoming election. Increases voter turnout by 20%.

http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/161082760/in-victory-lab-a-concoction-crafted-to-move-voters

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What REALLY gets out the vote (Original Post) abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 OP

blatant, self-promoting, bump. nt abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #1

The thoughts of 2 or 3 more conservative SCJ's. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #2

in outsideworld Sep 2012 #3

I thought so. nt abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #4

AND a heartfelt appeal from the candidate: "I want your vote, I really need your vote!!!" nanabugg Sep 2012 #5

In the audio feed abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #7

that would actually creep me out. i don't want mailers with my neighbors' voting history, & HiPointDem Sep 2012 #6

Republicans are using that info to purge "inactive" voters already yurbud Sep 2012 #8

fine if you send me my own history, but i don't feel that my neighbor's voting history is my HiPointDem Sep 2012 #9

I agree with you. the competitive angle is an invasion of privacy yurbud Sep 2012 #10

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

1. blatant, self-promoting, bump. nt

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 01:37 PM

Sep 2012

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)

2. The thoughts of 2 or 3 more conservative SCJ's.

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 02:08 PM

Sep 2012

That should scare everyone to the polls.

outsideworld

(601 posts)

3. in

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:22 PM

Sep 2012

interesting

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

4. I thought so. nt

Reply to outsideworld (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:34 PM

Sep 2012

nanabugg

(2,198 posts)

5. AND a heartfelt appeal from the candidate: "I want your vote, I really need your vote!!!"

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:35 PM

Sep 2012

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)

7. In the audio feed

Reply to nanabugg (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:38 PM

Sep 2012

he talks about the science of social pressuring -- sending the postcards. I did not realize that it is not in the text article until just now.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

6. that would actually creep me out. i don't want mailers with my neighbors' voting history, &

Reply to abumbyanyothername (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:37 PM

Sep 2012

I don't want them to get my voting history from some central authority.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

8. Republicans are using that info to purge "inactive" voters already

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:42 PM

Sep 2012

why not use it to get people TO vote since they are using it to prevent them from voting already?

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

9. fine if you send me my own history, but i don't feel that my neighbor's voting history is my

Reply to yurbud (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:53 PM

Sep 2012

business, or mine theirs -- unless it comes up by way of normal acquaintance & friendship.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

10. I agree with you. the competitive angle is an invasion of privacy

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 05:23 PM

Sep 2012

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