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babylonsister

(171,056 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:21 PM Jun 2014

Democrats Unveil Program to Boost Voter Registration

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/05/democrats_unveil_program_to_boost_voter_registration.html

June 05, 2014

Democrats Unveil Program to Boost Voter Registration

MSNBC: "Democrats are set to roll out a new program that uses sophisticated data analysis to identify the neighborhoods that are ripest for registering new voters -- potentially making the party's registration drives far more effective. The effort underlines Democrats' growing focus on bringing new voters into the process, with the party's chances for electoral success increasingly hinging on boosting turnout."

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Democrats Unveil Program to Boost Voter Registration (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2014 OP

It would also be good to identify neighborhoods where the reserected........... wandy Jun 2014 #1

Very good point. riqster Jun 2014 #2

Why not support policies that give the people a REASON to vote? Vincardog Jun 2014 #3

The Repubs will just gerrymander it all away. scruboak Jun 2014 #4

hopefully they are looking at demographics- and pushing policies that will interest those voters. bettyellen Jun 2014 #5

wandy

(3,539 posts)

1. It would also be good to identify neighborhoods where the reserected...........

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:43 PM

Jun 2014

Jim Crow makes voter reregistration as difficult as possible.
Encouraging people to vote makes little sense if they can not do so.

riqster

(13,986 posts)

2. Very good point.

Reply to wandy (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:48 PM

Jun 2014

Also handy ammunition for legal purposes.

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

3. Why not support policies that give the people a REASON to vote?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 01:15 PM

Jun 2014

scruboak

(34 posts)

4. The Repubs will just gerrymander it all away.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 01:18 PM

Jun 2014

Dems should have recognized long ago that systemic change is needed in how districts are structured. Too bad they never pushed nationwide for changes in redistricting policies. The handwriting was on the wall way back in the 1990s, and yet here we are today, with still no coordinated effort at the federal level regarding the need for independent redistricting committees. Sometimes it feels like the Dems have adopted a "Geektopia" fantasy--all they need is more data, better interpretations of data, and a political utopia is surely right around the corner.

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

5. hopefully they are looking at demographics- and pushing policies that will interest those voters.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 02:14 PM

Jun 2014

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