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re: How much of the "ground game" is just paying people to vote?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:55 am to thelawnwranglers
Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:55 am to thelawnwranglers
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To me Ground Game translate roughly to voter fraud, but I am wised up.
Fixed.
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:56 am to Godfather1
Sure Souls to Polls
a little church
a little chicken
a little cash
a little ride
a little vote
a little church
a little chicken
a little cash
a little ride
a little vote
Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:56 am to Hog on the Hill
I'm fricking with you. it's what you do on The Score Board.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:57 am to Hog on the Hill
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None. GOTV is all about knocking on doors and making phone calls to people who the campaign has identified as likely voters for your candidate. The whole idea is to have that person-to-person contact with someone representing the campaign to give them that extra psychological incentive to actually get out and vote.
this does happen but it's a very idealistic view
you're forgetting the "church busses" and "free meals"
Posted on 11/8/16 at 7:59 am to Hog on the Hill
Delusion.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:01 am to uway
quote:Be honest. This goes for conservatives, too.
Democrats love shaming and pressuring people into voting Democrat.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:02 am to McLemore
quote:Fair enough. I've done my share of fricking with people on this forum. I switch between sincere posting and shitposting
I'm fricking with you. it's what you do on The Score Board.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:04 am to Hog on the Hill
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Be honest. This goes for conservatives, too.
GOP voters are much more independent than DEMs
just look at how much the election system bends over backwards to help DEMs, and any return to past systems is seen as an attack on DEM voters
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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GOP voters are much more independent than DEMs
just look at how much the election system bends over backwards to help DEMs, and any return to past systems is seen as an attack on DEM voters
Also, the whole push to get youth to vote is transparently an attempt to use peer pressure to get people to vote a certain way though they are not well informed.
It's the same reason they do rock concerts instead of political rallies.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:14 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
this does happen but it's a very idealistic view
you're forgetting the "church busses" and "free meals"
I think both are legal as long as you don't ask the voter to vote for a particular candidate or party
quote:
Transportation
The corporation or labor organization may provide
transportation to the place of registration or to the
polls but cannot condition that service on support
of a particular candidate or party. 114.3(c)(4).
Source: LINK page 88
(Obviously the quote is only about transportation, but I don't see why you couldn't also give someone food as long as you don't condition that upon who they vote for)
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 8:16 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:18 am to uway
quote:No, the purpose is to increase the turnout of a group that heavily votes Democratic
Also, the whole push to get youth to vote is transparently an attempt to use peer pressure to get people to vote a certain way though they are not well informed.
It's the same reason they do rock concerts instead of political rallies.
They do rock concerts because those appeal to young voters, but they are also political rallies. There's music and speeches in the same event.
It's all about appealing to the people who are most likely to vote for you. Democrats would be idiots not to use pop culture and youth appeal to their advantage.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:22 am to Hog on the Hill
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I think both are legal
where did i bring up legality?
i'm saying the ground game isn't only this idealistic view that you portrayed
it's a very dirty, gross thing quite often
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:24 am to Jbird
All I'm saying is I wouldn't have said no to a free juicy burger after I voted
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:28 am to Hog on the Hill
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No, the purpose is to increase the turnout of a group that heavily votes Democratic
They do rock concerts because those appeal to young voters, but they are also political rallies. There's music and speeches in the same event.
It's all about appealing to the people who are most likely to vote for you. Democrats would be idiots not to use pop culture and youth appeal to their advantag
I agree that it's a smart tactic.
The conservative mindset shies away from stuff like that, essentially saying "I don't want to win by courting uninformed people and peer pressuring them or otherwise luring them to vote for me".
Trump has no such qualms, and it's why he has a shot to win.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:29 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:There's nothing dirty or gross about following the law.
where did i bring up legality?
i'm saying the ground game isn't only this idealistic view that you portrayed
it's a very dirty, gross thing quite often
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:31 am to uway
quote:I disagree. Both sides will work as hard as they can to turn out voters who are likely to vote for them, whether they are well-informed or not. You cannot possibly survive as a party unless you do this. It's too competitive.
I agree that it's a smart tactic.
The conservative mindset shies away from stuff like that, essentially saying "I don't want to win by courting uninformed people and peer pressuring them or otherwise luring them to vote for me".
Trump has no such qualms, and it's why he has a shot to win.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 8:34 am to thelawnwranglers
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To me Ground Game translate roughly to voter fraud, but I am jaded.
you should sign up and volunteer to be a part of it and see
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