I canvassed for Obama in 2008 -- I was given a list of houses to contact and skipped the rest (Reply #2)

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Mon Mar 2, 2020, 11:02 AM

Dorn (469 posts)

2. I canvassed for Obama in 2008 -- I was given a list of houses to contact and skipped the rest

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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I encountered a couple of Bernie Sanders Canvassers on my street yesterday. [View all]	MineralMan	Mar 2020	OP
They probably didn't stop at your house because they knew you were an "establishment Democrat"?	George II	Mar 2020	#1
Hmm...doubtful.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#11
To me there is no such thing as an "establishment Democrat". That's a contrived expression.	George II	Mar 2020	#22
Well, in this particular primary season, it means someone who	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#23
I thought I read that your wife had a bloomberg plackard in the window?	boston bean	Mar 2020	#34
That was gone the day before the canvassers came by.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#41
they knew you were probably not a bernie supporter	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#40
OK, but if canvassing doesn't increase the numbers of supporters,	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#42
You said they were consulting a clipboard	Dem4Life1102	Mar 2020	#50
I canvassed for Obama in 2008 -- I was given a list of houses to contact and skipped the rest	Dorn	Mar 2020	#2
Yep. I get lists all the time and you go to houses on the list.	jimfields33	Mar 2020	#9
Anyone who turns away from a beagle is not a good person	DonaldsRump	Mar 2020	#3
I do not know	True Blue American	Mar 2020	#10
Maybe they had dog allergies.	Meadowoak	Mar 2020	#55
I'm just glad I don't have to ask you to show me where they hurt you.	bluedigger	Mar 2020	#4
If you appreciated that, then you'll truly be grateful for this one	Mersky	Mar 2020	#27
Maybe they heard something about capitalist running dogs	dalton99a	Mar 2020	#5
Maybe they have a list of the Bernie haters.	CentralMass	Mar 2020	#6
I would imagine age is a factor in their GOTV targetting logarithms	ibegurpard	Mar 2020	#66
Well, all I know is I'd like to get my sweet doggy to growl at Trump supporters, but she loves	hlthe2b	Mar 2020	#7
They were probably using a list generated by something other than the party, such as a union or	WhiskeyGrinder	Mar 2020	#8
As I said, the neighbor they did stop at makes a strong point	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#13
That doesn't keep a person off some lists.	WhiskeyGrinder	Mar 2020	#14
While I no longer canvass my entire precinct, I used to.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#17
But how wonderful.	WhiskeyGrinder	Mar 2020	#20
Maybe the list they have is of	awesomerwb1	Mar 2020	#29
That's an odd list for canvasing the day before a primary, I think.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#32
The day before a primary they are canvassing to GOTV	ibegurpard	Mar 2020	#65
Are your dogs establishment dogs?	HarlanPepper	Mar 2020	#12
My doggies support all candidates equally.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#15
Just as a note, some people don't like dogs	greenjar_01	Mar 2020	#16
That's fine. We never allow our dogs to approach	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#19
I like dogs a lot but many owners are completely irresponsible	Beringia	Mar 2020	#26
I'm a runner, so I've seen (and experienced ) it all	greenjar_01	Mar 2020	#30
Oh noes Bernie voters do not like dogs and are afraid of racially mixed areas	lunasun	Mar 2020	#18
Ah, an Ignorer! LOL!	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#21
What leads you to believe they may be frightened of minorities?	LanternWaste	Mar 2020	#24
Another Biden-supporter anecdote mocking Bernie-supporters.	philly_bob	Mar 2020	#25
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Mar 2020	#36
Probably they were using a D&R list	Jersey Devil	Mar 2020	#28
We don't register by party here.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#31
Hmm, but what you may have	Jersey Devil	Mar 2020	#35
I love beagles and bassets!	MoonRiver	Mar 2020	#33
Poor attempt at scare tactics.	Jirel	Mar 2020	#37
clearly the OP has never canvassed for anybody within the last couple decades.	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#39
I knew, too	NJCher	Mar 2020	#53
What scare tactics.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#43
this is gotv. they target only known supporters at this point	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#38
Minnesota, as it says in my profile.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#44
sorry I'm new here.	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#45
Hmm...maybe. Maybe not.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#46
she was actually very close to losing Minnesota.	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#47
Perhaps. Perhaps not.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#48
we shall see!	dumptrump1	Mar 2020	#49
As dog owners, I am glad to hear you welcome strangers saying hi to your dogs.	LizBeth	Mar 2020	#51
They may have cross-checked Democrats with public political donation databases	andym	Mar 2020	#52
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2020	#54
Why the quotation marks? I said nothing of the sort.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#56
It's a satirical summation of what you said.	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2020	#57
No. It's utter bullshit, and has nothing to do with what I said.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#59
I don't think your OP landed the way you wanted it to.	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2020	#63
Casting aspersions based upon a seriously-out-of-date knowledge base	ibegurpard	Mar 2020	#64
knocking on every door is a waste of time	ibegurpard	Mar 2020	#58
I've been canvassing for over 50 years.	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#60
you no longer do it?	ibegurpard	Mar 2020	#61
LOL!	MineralMan	Mar 2020	#62
After President Obama won in 08. We kept up our relationships and continued to call.	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#67
I have been visited twice now by block walkers for a GOP candidate for Congress	Gothmog	Mar 2020	#68

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