getting the vote out for my candidate I will be calling only the people that I know will support that candidate. Don't worry the Rs are doing the same thing and it is an old practice.

There is a big difference between obstructing votes and getting your own voters out.

Generally I tell people they should vote but for the past few elections I have only driven dems to the polls

My buddy said when Jay Rockefeller was running against Arch more two of the characters in his town were driving people to the polls.

They went to this lady's house to get her and she said "Just wait a minute boys let me fix my makeup" While she was in the bathroom they said are you voting for Rockefeller and she said "No boys. I believe I'm voting for Arch Moore this time"

One looked at the other and said "Lets get the hell out of here" and they quietly slipped out and drove off before she came out of the bathroom

I work hard for the candidates I support, but on Election Day, everyone votes.

As a vet, the best way I can throw that back in the face of conspirators and manipulators who use the lives of American military for political/corporate adventures is to encourage Americans to act on their rights and freedoms, and to fulfill the quid pro quo that had Americans sacrificing years of their lives, and perhaps up to their entire future.

Everyone eligible should register and they should vote in every election they can.

There is no reason to fear voter turnout. There is reason to fear voter suppression, illegal voter manipulation, gerrymandering, and ignoring the expressed will of voters.

to stay here. In fact our whole family did. Then it comes election time. Our whole family were Democratic voters. He told my sister that he was going to vote R because his company wanted him to. That morning before she went to work she flattened all four tires on his car. Dirty trick but if we had known that he was going to vote against us we would have thought twice about helping him no matter how much my sister loved him.

He is still voting R. However - she won - their four children all vote the Democratic ticket.

because it's their civic responsibility...all people.

I specifically don't target individuals of any sort.

but I always talk to them about what the Democratic candidates bring to the table. I'm in a very Democratic area, so I'm not concerned about Republicans winning in it, but I'm always trying to convert them into Democrats.

But I do "mention" that they should vote no matter their choice of candidate.

Plenty of people here say they used to vote R. I think it's easier to educate voters to vote Dem than it is to get someone in the habit of voting in the first place.

It was always something I emphasized when I was a teacher.

When I was canvassing for the midterm I handed out brochures with the Democratic candidate's position on the issues. If they said they were Republicans, I asked them to take a look at the brochure. No matter what anyone said, I thank them for their time and tell them to go vote.

Besides, even w/ rather poor Dem turnout, GOP got beat in all of last 3 elections. (Gerrymandering gave GOP the seats)

not to vote for Palin because of the insanity of that choice. They did anyway, so now I just beg them not to vote because they can't be trusted to make responsible decisions. They laugh and think I'm joking. I'm not.

I wouldn't encourage a fox to vote on the welfare of my chickens, so no, I don't encourage republicans to vote. But on the other hand, I would never do anything to hamper their vote. I've posted mail-in ballots for home bound republicans that were my home care patients. Once that ballot is filled in, it's a sacred document, earned by blood.

Republicans don't need encouragement. That's why they do far better than they should.