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SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:02 AM Jun 2014

Did GOTV really work?

Although no one will ever know why Cantor really lost (and to be quite honest, I don't really care), some have said that it was because the democrats got out to vote against him. If this is true, then GOTV is actually starting to take hold in this country. The word must be spreading, which gives us hope in November. GOTV!!!!!

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SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
2. Thanks for the info.
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:22 AM
Jun 2014

Hey, it's a start. People are sick and tired of the GOP policies and rhetoric bullshit they have been spewing for years.

WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
4. No matter the reason for the Cantor loss
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 09:21 AM
Jun 2014

we must still work to GOTV! Take someone to the polls, carry registration forms with you and ask if people (anyone you meet/talk to) if they're registered, if not, whip out a form and fill it out with them and turn it in!

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
5. My understanding is that it was not Democrats crossing over but the
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 10:18 AM
Jun 2014

heavily Republican (and very conservative) part of the district which was gerrymandered in after the 2010 census to make the district more "safe" for Cantor. That is the gist of the articles in the WP anyway. Karma, baby.

The bad news is that this makes it harder for a Democrat to take the district also but if some Cantor supporters stay home and independents decide that Brat is too conservative - with a good GOTV effort it might indeed be possible.

former9thward

(31,805 posts)
6. There was no GOTV in that district.
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 10:42 AM
Jun 2014

Democrats did not even pay attention to that race until Tuesday evening.

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