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kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:53 PM Jun 2017

To get new voters, we have to involve them.

I used to work as a re-engineering quality person and we worked on problems and how to solve them. Normally, the way things were done there was the managers would get together, talk about it, and then make a decision - which went over like a lead balloon and usually didn't work. So, with our new quality initiative, we switched things up and had task groups with employees and they would come up with the solutions. Worked much better that way. What we and the Dem Party are doing or suggesting what we should do to win over these people. We guess and come up with plans. Instead we should get it from the horses mouth. At least get ideas.

I don't get these people, don't understand them cannot relate despite having relatives who used to be Republicans. I have a BA and a Masters in Psychology and am a counselor. I still don't understand them. I can only theorize. I think a great idea would be for us to have task forces. Talk to Dems who didn't vote for Hillary and indies and get it from their mouths. Instead of guessing .

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To get new voters, we have to involve them. (Original Post) kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2017 OP
This is just my experience Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #1
We need to start reaching out and picking kerry-is-my-prez Jun 2017 #2
and have a dem candidate in EVERY election for every seat local to federal nt msongs Jun 2017 #3
Good points Kerry-is-my-prez. rgbecker Jun 2017 #4

Phoenix61

(16,994 posts)
1. This is just my experience
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 08:59 PM
Jun 2017

but where I live the dem party is incognito. They don't do anything. They are truly invisible.

kerry-is-my-prez

(8,133 posts)
2. We need to start reaching out and picking
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 09:01 PM
Jun 2017

People's brains. I have started to ask people questions. Not in a mean way but out of curiosity and to learn something that might be of help.

rgbecker

(4,820 posts)
4. Good points Kerry-is-my-prez.
Fri Jun 23, 2017, 10:00 PM
Jun 2017

Dems should be canvasing in every district to find people who did not vote in 2016 and ask them what would get them off their butts and down to the polling station. Picking up 10% of the "Did not vote" vote would win most any district. Seldom do more than 50% of registered voters even vote. And this is without considering all the obstacles thrown up by the Republicans.

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