and I'm at the point where Romney makes me so mad that I say "Bring it on". I wish my state could turn the tide for Obama, because I am fed up with Romney. Mississippi COULD turn the tide, if we got off of our behinds and stopped all this "Well, it has to go for Republicans" nonsense.

... every vote counts.

And I'll help to make sure everyone that can't get to the polls on their own, gets there in my area.

I hope everyone else does, too.

is almost the capital of the 47%-ers....

And I plan to do so!

But we aren't losers. We are pretty decent people, and that's what chaps my ass about Romney's message. I live in a Red State.

except for the fact that the people who Romney is dissing seem to be oblivious to the fact that they who Romney is calling a moocher.
If you can get them laughing at the GOP or angry at the GOP, change will happen faster

Are already laughing at the GOP for their extremism. This is in Red State Mississippi, they are questioning how far to the right and how racist they have gotten.

and have a good night

I lived in Utah for many years, but that just makes you want to fight harder and make those calls to the swing states every election. I don't feel my votes were ever wasted.

this is the place to do it, and I don't intend to give it up to Republicans without a fight.

Ever.

fifty wonderful states. I've at least been through all but about five our our states, and each one has something to offer.

Now, there are some that you couldn't pay me to live in, but that's just me.

Back in the early 80's my sister lived in Hattiesburg, MS, and I got to visit her several times. I was struck with awe at how lovely a state it is. Do you still have the water parks? They were wonderful.

Has some wonderful things to offer. I live on the Gulf Coast, and I am awed daily by the birds and wildlife we have here.

I can gripe about the small-minded folks (of which we have a wealth), but we also have fair minded people, and fantastic farmland, technology, and science.

without a fight. This is actually a beautiful state with compassionate people when you take the politics out of it.

And vote like a muthafucka.

Democratic neighbors to the polls. You know, those freeloading senior citizens and disable people.

We will only win if we get people to the polls, and I intend to help that effort as strongly as I can, even here. In a Red State.

by turning them purple one state at a time.

That's the beauty of being a Democrat - you actually have friends because you haven't screwed them over like Republicans like to do.

remember, I'm in a Red State, too. You think Kansas can out-Red Mississippi?

I think MS can out Democratically vote KS. Or Nebraska. Let's see which red state can garner the most blue votes.

That should probably be the biggest swing state.

I'm pretty sure we are right up there with you, sadly. I really didn't realize how bad it still was until the last several years, when the racist comments started flying about our Muslim president from Kenya. My son, who just graduated from high school in May, is both biracial and gay, and he had very few problems, so that is encouraging. The youth shall lead us!

my fellow red-stater, we turn them purple

I live in Alabama.

And you still go all out, being yourself, being a liberal.

No fear.

I admit I get frustrated at times but I have not given up.

And will get out the vote!

that is a victory. I'd love to see us go purple

We can do it if we don't give up

And I know where Gautier is - I live on the Coast . I'm in Southern Hancock County.

i never thought of colorado (outside of boulder) as a bastion of liberalism, but it has become this little island of blue in a sea of red. yes, there is plenty of red on the plains and, of course, colorado springs, but things have gotten much better.

I will never give up.

Spent nine months there (a long time ago) and made a lot of friends.

To Mississippi!

We can turn this state around if we try

Born here and have lived 57 of my 65 years here. I never was much into politics until I was drafted during Vietnam and stationed in Washington, DC during the Nixon years. I don't put up with any shit from the repukes and have actually turned about a dozen friends and relatives against them. Keep pumping them full of truth and facts.

It can get a little discouraging at times. I will admit that I have not put any signs up this year. In 2008 I probably had 50+ signs in my yard on election day. Unfortunately I have heard second-hand what some of my neighbors have said about my family and our display of our political views. As a result I don't feel comfortable displaying them this year. I'm also better about judging when a remark in response to some stupid right-wing nonsense I hear in my vicinity is worth delivering or not than I used to be. Still it does not shake my resolve and I will be at my polling place on election day to cast my ballot for the President as well as a true progressive running for the 5th congressional district, Charlie L. Holley. We do have great support in this state from our fellow progressives on leftinalabama.com.

Don't be scared. There are people like me in your community that agree, and won't let folks harass you for expressing your views.

EDIT: and Charley Holley seems like a solid person and candidate. I'd vote for him.

that we can turn the South around. We are NOT a marginalized set of states, we give a care about our neighbors, our seniors, our children, and we don't believe in welfare for Wall Street fat cats like Romney.

Also a transplant. Lived my entire life in very liberal (pre-2000) Southeast Florida & moved here 12 years ago. I can DEFINITELY understand your frustration!! I live in the extreme northwest corner though, about 1 mile from Memphis, TN. I still have a very hard time dealing with the culture shock, not to mention the weather!!!
I did something a little crazy before the 2008 election, I spent about a month in south Florida on my own dime & worked for the Obama election campaign. I wasn't here to vote, but I personally saw to it that many, many people and absentee ballots counted in Palm Beach County, FL. I just figured that would do more good, but I won't be able to do that this year.... So I'll be at the polls!!

and imagine that liberals in MS isn't a falsehood, and make it a reality with our votes and our voices.

the actual name of the Democratic nominee for the senate. I think he's in his 80's still I'd rather vote for him than Roger Wicker.

Turn purple or even just pink and swing when we exercise our voices and say "No. This will not happen in my state."

We did it in Mississippi by a 58% margin rejecting personhood crap on the ballot. We went to the polls in droves to defeat that. I know, I went with my mom and my neighbor the second they opened, and both of them are conservative, but they are intelligent women that knew the ramifications.

If I could get that asshole sent on a Greyhound bus ANYWHERE, and I apologize to anywhere that he ends up, I'd be a happy camper.

He's one of the least engaged Senators in Congress, and works the least, also.

Is sitting by and not doing anything. If my voice is heard, even in the wilderness, it is still a voice.

Missouri Liberal checking in.

We have the following:

Constitutional amendments blocking marriage equality and promoting the drug war.

Thankfully, we don't require party membership to be Registered and have open Primaries, must be why the GOP threw my Conservative buddies here under the bus...

So much as we are rising up and taking away the whips that idiots have lashed us with. I'm not a victim. I've worked since I was 13. I live in a state with great wildlife, and that doesn't make me dumb, it makes me a person that loves where they live and the people that surround them.

Romney can go fly a kite if he thinks hating on 47% of your neighbors is a winning formula.

and we do our best ma'am

I was born and raised in north AL but moved to MS 15 years ago. There is much to love here and turning the state at least purple would be awesome.

There are too many compassionate, liberal people here to keep this state red

All you can do is try your best.

for a better nation.

Registered voter for Obama all the way.

It's time for us to rock the coast vote. I'm sick of this idea that all of us here in Mississippi and Alabama are Republican stooges. We can surprise you. I've worked my entire life since I was 13. You think I support Obama because I'm so moocher on the government? People like Romney exist on the back of my labor and the backs of good Democrats.

we change things one vote at a time.

It is a hotbed of some of the most despicable Republicans ever. I'll still always cast my vote for Democrats even if the polls say it might not "win" it for the Democrats. It is my one chance to say to the Republicans, "not all of us agree with you."

Yes. Never give up.

Don't sell yourself short!

BTW, us Red State liberals are tougher, stronger and more hell-resistant than our Blue State counterpoints. We live here and fight the good fight in a tough neighborhood!

Tennessee... a, for some odd reason, PINK state this go-around... representin'!

We'll turn this state around, too

Like North Carolina.

Because people with a clue moved there and said, "Uh no, Reaganomics don't work, and neither do persistent wars."

They moved there because there was a lower cost of living, they could have a family, and oh my god it's turning bluer every day.

However, between the university, the federal labs and the tourism industry that bring in jobs and new tourists-turned-residents, you're correct, we're turning more and more blue.

The republicans were OUTRAGED. It was great! Never give up.

The minute we give in to this idea that our votes don't matter, is the moment when we sacrifice our freedom. My vote may not matter, but I'm sure as hell going to cast it, and help other people know that their vote matters, too.

"One day, an old man was walking along a beach that was littered with thousands of starfish that had been washed ashore by the high tide. As he walked he came upon a young boy who was eagerly throwing the starfish back into the ocean, one by one.

Puzzled, the man looked at the boy and asked what he was doing. Without looking up from his task, the boy simply replied, "I'm saving these starfish, Sir".

The old man chuckled aloud, "Son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make?"

The boy picked up a starfish, gently tossed it into the water and turning to the man, said, "It made a difference to that one!"

Is that there are so many of the 47% ers in Mississippi and Alabama ..and in NW Florida where I live. If some of the die hard Romney supporters who belong to the 47 % would just listen to what he said about them, they would not be caught dead voting for that slime ball. He has essentially written them off, insulted them and made it perfectly plain that he has no respect nor sympathy for them or their plight.

My husband volunteers at our local food bank. He helps fill bags with food that is given away each day. They are running pretty short on food these days because the need is so great plus they lost some of their stock when we had a deluge earlier this summer and their warehouse got flooded. They will start getting more as it gets closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas and people get the warm fuzzies and start donating again.

The people who get the food get enough food to last one week (when they have enough) and trust me it's not steaks and chops. It is ramen noodles, canned corn, applesauce, bag of rice, box of cereal. Peanut butter if they're lucky. Canned soup. They are screened and get this ration of food one time in a quarter. When Wal-Mart or other groceries have bread and things like bagged salads, they get that, too. Oh, and after holidays they get lots of candy to toss in the bag. So AFTER Easter, they might get a chocolate bunny or jelly beans.

One of my husband's friends had the nerve to ask if they got steaks and chops and sneered when he asked. Believe me, my husband set him straight and explained that these people are getting subsistence food. And God only knows what they eat when that runs out.

Romney needs to go mix and mingle with some of the folks that show up at the Food Bank. He needs to walk a mile in their shoes. He has no idea. And neither does that sidekick of his. Maybe if they had to live like the clients at the Food Bank do for a month or so, they might GET IT.

We have to keep talking to the 47% who watch FOX and somehow miss out on this story of Mitt and what he really thinks of them. They will have to hear the sad truth that their man really despises them and wouldn't help them if his life depended on it.

that they believe if they can't help everyone at once, then they shouldn't help anyone.

Foolishness at the most basic level to believe that helping people one at a time doesn't help people on the whole.