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musicblind

(4,484 posts)
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 04:17 PM Mar 2019

I have a feeling this report will motivate the hell out of the Democratic base.

No voter is more likely to vote than a passionate voter.

People read Don Jr.'s emails. People saw Trump admit to obstruction on national TV. People are going to be angry.

Anger will help motivate them to the polls.

Just my opinion.

If you're angry about this. Vote like your life depends on it.

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I have a feeling this report will motivate the hell out of the Democratic base. (Original Post) musicblind Mar 2019 OP
It will probably motivate republicans more mucifer Mar 2019 #1
yeah Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #4
I don't know. People tend to get complacent in the face of perceived victory. musicblind Mar 2019 #9
Nah. They get motivated by anger. This 'victory' took the wind out of their fury sails n/t Blaukraut Mar 2019 #10
There MUST be consequences. dalton99a Mar 2019 #2
there almost never is Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #5
I don't. I think Dems will be so depressed and hopeless OliverQ Mar 2019 #3
yeah, Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #6
how naive Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #7
Welcome to DU. musicblind Mar 2019 #11
wishfull thinking at best. Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #12
What is a "global power country"? BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #13
a global superpower Terminally_Chill Mar 2019 #14
The base has been motivated since Nov 2016 Runningdawg Mar 2019 #8

musicblind

(4,484 posts)
9. I don't know. People tend to get complacent in the face of perceived victory.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 05:14 PM
Mar 2019

It's happened to Democratic voters and Republican voters throughout history.

I would argue a lot of Democratic voters were complacent in November because they felt victory was a sure thing. Republicans were furious over this report. Now they have one less thing to be mad about.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
3. I don't. I think Dems will be so depressed and hopeless
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 04:19 PM
Mar 2019

they'll just give up.

That's the point I'm at.

musicblind

(4,484 posts)
11. Welcome to DU.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 05:16 PM
Mar 2019

I know it's disappointing, but Trump's election was disappointing... crushing even... and it motivated the base more than anything in decades.

 

Terminally_Chill

(76 posts)
12. wishfull thinking at best.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 05:23 PM
Mar 2019

trumps election was humanity's choice to go extinct.

we, the voters in this global superpower had 2 choices that night; one was progress, prosperity, empathy, growth, change and adaptation , and the other was a return to barbaric times, which ends in extinction,


guess which one we chose.. it cannot be undone.. certainly not in this late hour, everything now amounts to too little too late.

Runningdawg

(4,516 posts)
8. The base has been motivated since Nov 2016
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 04:30 PM
Mar 2019

We need something to motivate the millions who DON'T vote at all and apparently a madman at the helm isn't sufficient.

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