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MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
46. Hmm...maybe. Maybe not.
Mon Mar 2, 2020, 02:58 PM
Mar 2020

Amy Klobuchar just announce that she was exiting the race and will endorse Biden tonight. She was leading in Minnesota. People pay attention to elections here. Her endorsement will make a big difference tomorrow.

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