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dumptrump1

(236 posts)
45. sorry I'm new here.
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:54 PM
Mar 2020

Getting things figured out. Well looks like Bernie has a good shot at taking your state based on this purely anecdotal story.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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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