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86. If you are going to win the GE in a red state

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:35 PM

Feb 2016

you are going to have to target independents and if you want to win the primary in an open primary state like Texas, you definitely would want to attract some crossover voters. Sorry, that's just the way the game is played in open primary states like Texas.

It could work for or against your candidate. I have heard of Democrats going to the Republican primary and voting for what they consider the least electable candidate. I have never done that but it happens a lot. The reason it doesn't happen more is because if you vote in the opposite party primary, you won't be eligible to go to any Democratic convention and participate in the nitty-gritty of the party such as writing the state party platform or going to the National Convention.

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Sobbing Bernie Sanders Volunteer Goes Viral With Tale of ‘Sick’ Trump Voters [View all] big_dog Feb 2016 OP

The deep south can be somewhat eyeopening. People there call it "the war of northern aggression" peacebird Feb 2016 #1

I have lived here most of my life Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #3

But lancer78 Feb 2016 #139

I have heard racist statements from relatives, Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #140

I don't disagree, but I think it's everywhere. phylny Feb 2016 #143

I lived there for 5 years elljay Feb 2016 #10

There were plenty of educated and smart people who were bigoted to the core. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #138

The 20% elljay Feb 2016 #145

And if somehow a law was passed to allow slavery again, passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #49

What a load of crap. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #62

Are you one of the people the young lady called passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #66

I have lived all over and up north and the midwest are by far more racist today. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #67

You may well be right, although from my experiences on-line passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #80

You must've visited the Midwest in the 1950's lbrtbell Feb 2016 #110

+1 obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #120

Born and raised in NC. cwydro Feb 2016 #100

I lived in NC and SC and never heard it there either, but I said DEEP SOUTH. peacebird Feb 2016 #112

I've never heard anyone even talk about the Civil War here. cwydro Feb 2016 #113

One of the reasons it so surprised me in Louisiana is because it was something people do not peacebird Feb 2016 #115

Yes, I would be surprised if I heard that too. cwydro Feb 2016 #116

Me either -- NC and FL obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #121

Yeah we North Carolinians honestly live on the cusp of north and south. retrowire Feb 2016 #148

I have NEVER heard the Civil War called that. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #150

I feel bad for her...calling and canvassing is difficult work CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #2

This is why I've always questioned the "Sanders can really bring in Independents" argument. brooklynite Feb 2016 #6

For God's sake she is a young lady and it was very disgusting what bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #31

I find the lack of empathy from some of these commenters reprehensible and disgusting. Bubzer Feb 2016 #47

+100 narnian60 Feb 2016 #106

... nice... Bubzer Feb 2016 #44

Yeah, because all independents are racists from the South. passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #48

That's sick and I can imagine you sounding like one of the people this lady called rockfordfile Feb 2016 #69

Well, I actually did get some Independents and a few Republicans to my caucus CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #74

iowans would never be like that on the phones big_dog Feb 2016 #8

Slavery rarely ends pretty or without bloodshed of some sort. AtheistCrusader Feb 2016 #11

lets hope we dont have to bring back the union redleggers big_dog Feb 2016 #13

This time, let a dog eat. Ruff ruff!! Missn-Hitch Feb 2016 #95

Was just in Arkansas Helga Scow Stern Feb 2016 #129

It can be challenging when we have our heart in it and get an ass on the other end. JudyM Feb 2016 #9

We are in a battle for minds! HenryWallace Feb 2016 #63

+1 Person 2713 Feb 2016 #77

That's not a independent rockfordfile Feb 2016 #70

the dirty underbelly of our Country...Trump validates their hate. Demonaut Feb 2016 #4

I don't doubt those people are there... brooklynite Feb 2016 #5

Amen. Why are they calling these people? treestar Feb 2016 #24

There are a lot of DINO's in the Deep South and it's mostly an open primary. Renew Deal Feb 2016 #109

the open primary thing kind of amazes me treestar Feb 2016 #118

Certainly a good thing for your candidate truebluegreen Feb 2016 #154

well it's not Democratic to let Republicans help pick the candidate treestar Feb 2016 #158

Didn't say it was. truebluegreen Feb 2016 #160

It's always Sanders fault. bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #32

Another swipe? passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #54

The DNC list would be filtered...which tells me Sanders is getting additional lists elsewhere brooklynite Feb 2016 #82

You think Hillary doesn't work with other lists? passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #83

I think she's trying to avoid speculative Independents and Republicans... brooklynite Feb 2016 #85

And you could well be right passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #89

If you are going to win the GE in a red state cannabis_flower Feb 2016 #86

Sanders has a tremendous number of volunteers doing calls newthinking Feb 2016 #94

Gee, I was told Sanders stole his lists from Hillary. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #72

When I called, I had different calls lists CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #76

He does, and he'll kill the meme that Clinton's firewall is solid this weekend. The Redheaded Guy Feb 2016 #155

I didn't denigrate any Bernie supporters; I raised a question about Bernie's campaign... brooklynite Feb 2016 #156

Poor thing, but good on her for making the effort, putting herself out there. closeupready Feb 2016 #7

the RW has picked this up KT2000 Feb 2016 #12

Oh yeah, right-wing radio CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #78

Damn! The comments on YouTube are vicious. Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #14

"I prefer my females to be real women..." narnian60 Feb 2016 #104

It means he doesn't have any "real women" and never did. JHB Feb 2016 #119

Love your Bowie gif barbiegeek Feb 2016 #141

Thanks! Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #142

The absolute filth of this society Loki Feb 2016 #15

She was spot on with her Civil War comment. LonePirate Feb 2016 #16

The US government screwed up at the end of the civil war. olddad56 Feb 2016 #19

Abe dropped the ball. Missn-Hitch Feb 2016 #96

This breaks my heart. democrank Feb 2016 #17

This can't be real. LisaM Feb 2016 #18

are you saying that she should not have taken the job because she had feelings? olddad56 Feb 2016 #20

Of course I'm not saying that. LisaM Feb 2016 #33

l've done this and it's real but roguevalley Feb 2016 #37

I don't think it's real either. She's not a child but acts like one. I have virgogal Feb 2016 #39

Her behavior makes sense to someone who has empathy and compassion. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #42

Sobbing is not required in order to have empathy and compassion. virgogal Feb 2016 #46

Yeah iamthebandfanman Feb 2016 #56

I sobbed like mad after watching the How The West Was Lost PBS series. I was naive, did not know Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #60

So if I called southern voters and heard these things and didn't sob, I don't have compassion adigal Feb 2016 #125

Each person reacts in their own way, one way or the other of reacting to learning of horror is not Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #132

It's not the crying after doing a hard job - it's putting it on Facebook LisaM Feb 2016 #51

man, you are cynical virtualobserver Feb 2016 #153

She said she had been calling voters for three hours CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #79

My daughters and grandaughters would have been repelled by the racism but virgogal Feb 2016 #128

Not everyone deals with experiences and emotions CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #136

She shouldn't have taken it. 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #59

This is why, to the dismay of our local Democratic group, phylny Feb 2016 #144

Cold-calling is not for the faint of heart. 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #157

It certainly can be real. PADemD Feb 2016 #38

I phone banked only 1yr and couldnt deal with the Duppers Feb 2016 #98

That's heartbreaking. myrna minx Feb 2016 #21

I see no hope unless the Fed Govt takes over all education in the USA. /nt NCjack Feb 2016 #22

That's why I said Trump is proof that "Idiocrocy" is a documentary. Trump said he has litlbilly Feb 2016 #28

and the repubs would like the poorly eduacated to be the majority of this country. We are almost litlbilly Feb 2016 #29

I used to think Eko Feb 2016 #73

Her call list must not be democrats only Beaverhausen Feb 2016 #23

Yeah, my thought too obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #26

Well, I Beg To Differ With You... I Live In Florida & I Could Tell YOU ChiciB1 Feb 2016 #55

You realize you just agreed with me, right? obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #64

Those are northerners acting like that in Florida. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #65

Everyone I work with who is sketchy like that obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #122

Yeah, what list were they using? Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #30

She seems like a nice girl. tabasco Feb 2016 #25

She needs warrprayer Feb 2016 #27

In what conceivable way is this breaking news? nt sufrommich Feb 2016 #34

I just noticed it's in LBN obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #36

Racial hatred. I don't know how we can overcome it. jalan48 Feb 2016 #35

Sorry. I smell hoax. EL34x4 Feb 2016 #40

I'm glad I'm not the only one. LisaM Feb 2016 #41

I find myself wondering if it's a bit of ratfuckery intended to discourage would-be phonebankers winter is coming Feb 2016 #71

I think it's bullshit too. cwydro Feb 2016 #101

Who could benefit so much from this video that it's 'too good be true'? Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #50

shhh iamthebandfanman Feb 2016 #57

It's not that people don't believe those types of responses are very likely PersonNumber503602 Feb 2016 #126

This. A thousand times this. nt Codeine Feb 2016 #81

Not knowing her background.... Missn-Hitch Feb 2016 #97

I agree. This is not a hoax. Duppers Feb 2016 #99

Thank you. narnian60 Feb 2016 #105

I just want to give her a hug. I hate 'cold calling' as Trump just called his own - the "uneducated" Sunlei Feb 2016 #43

my dream fierywoman Feb 2016 #45

She's got guts, both to cold call and to bare her soul like that BeyondGeography Feb 2016 #52

Not impressed 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #53

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #58

Not trying to fool anybody 21st Century Poet Feb 2016 #68

You're right, she's probably making it up. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2016 #88

I don't believe it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Feb 2016 #75

Your post is really something. cwydro Feb 2016 #102

I agree -- wtf obamanut2012 Feb 2016 #123

Just remember while you're giggling over the thought of ppl giftedgirl77 Feb 2016 #151

This is a key problem with the energetic young, the milennials. Many don't have a clue about the Jitter65 Feb 2016 #84

Of course Hillary supporters don't see racism as a problem. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2016 #87

Trump and his voters are a scary bunch liberalfromaustin21 Feb 2016 #90

A friend on facebook posted about having the same experience calling SC. mackdaddy Feb 2016 #91

But... does she love cats? Heeeeers Johnny Feb 2016 #92

What's To Gain? PCPrincess Feb 2016 #93

Oh what great compassion...Not! Duppers Feb 2016 #114

I don't think he's mocking, but rather believes the person in the video is playing a character PersonNumber503602 Feb 2016 #127

Okay. Thank you. Duppers Feb 2016 #130

I'm still on the fence about this newest video. PersonNumber503602 Feb 2016 #131

Trump, Limbaugh, etc. have validated their hatred and behavior. Duppers Feb 2016 #133

It's the right response to be disheartened and upset My Good Babushka Feb 2016 #103

Well said. narnian60 Feb 2016 #108

Crying into a selfie that you post seems a bit contrived. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #134

+1 demmiblue Feb 2016 #146

Embarrassing. PeteSelman Feb 2016 #107

the world may be ugly and mean sometimes big_dog Feb 2016 #135

It's not. PeteSelman Feb 2016 #137

I've lived in FL 30 years, TX 3 years, and now PA... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #111

This is sad. alarimer Feb 2016 #117

OK, she's a little overly sensitive, or just very naive adigal Feb 2016 #124

Yep, sounds about right. retrowire Feb 2016 #147

To all of you who think this is fake, I can confirm that as a 28 yr old male retrowire Feb 2016 #149

I'm sorry this happened to her LyndaG Feb 2016 #152

Bigotry is everywhere. Stupidity is not regional. nruthie Feb 2016 #159

For anyone in this country to call any humans animals is un-American. They are not America. ancianita Feb 2016 #161