dagblog - Comments for "Tampa and Sarasota Birthday bash for Bernie Sanders"

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trkingmomoe — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:04:20 +0000

@ocean-kat

I just talked with someone that I worked with phone banking in '07, and she pointed out that Clinton didn't have much ground game or presence here either in that campaign. That O of A came in and organized most of whom are now still active in the party. Clinton's focus was a air game, TV interviews and debates.

She agreed with me that DNC made a mistake by thinking they could slow walk this campaign through this year and raise money until the middle of the fall. They didn't see any possible challenges because there isn't many young potential candidates. The machine would keep them at bay. The conservative generation is aging out and a smaller pool of voters for the GOP. The country was ready to swing left.

She pointed out the age of who they had to really be able to run as a sign of a tight inner circle at the DNC and Washington. Younger politicians are too liberal to be included in the power structure. Sanders came along and was able to bushwhacked them from the left. He knew where their soft under belly was at, which is corporate money. DWS has been recruiting right of center Democrats that sell well to deep pockets but has been a turn off to younger voters. Sanders has been out beating the bushes and offering an alternative. She reminded me that we have not seen this much activism since the protests to Vietnam and civil rights protests.

To a couple of old hippy chicks this is a good thing. Win or loose, Sanders will use his support to drag this country into the 21st century and out of the Reagan Dark Ages. She calls them the Reagan Dark Ages. I think that is a good name for that era. He can go back to the senate with 400,000 contacts to help him.

Perhaps... I was thinking

ocean-kat — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:22:03 +0000

In reply to I think she realizes that she

Perhaps... I was thinking that maybe she read my posts here at Dagblog, was impressed, and was turning to me for advice. I don't sign petitions, contribute money, etc. Since I so rarely give out my email address I just figured Hillary contacted MW to get it.

I think she realizes that she

trkingmomoe — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:55:35 +0000

In reply to Just got another message from

I think she realizes that she is in need of friends. The super pac that was in her camp messed up with their tactics. "Sigh"

Anyways thanks for the link.

I guess the Democratic Party will muddle on. We have to keep the WH and make gains in Congress.

Just got another message from

ocean-kat — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:36:58 +0000

In reply to LOL...That maybe why I am not

Just got another message from Hillary. Notice how she calls me "Friend" along with a personal invitation to stand by her side at the debate. I assume on stage slightly behind her at the debate podium. Close enough to offer suggestions, policy ideas, and moral support. I'm really touched by that but I'm kinda introverted and would feel uncomfortable on stage so next time we chat I'll have to tell her I don't feel I know her well enough to be BFFs. At most I'd have to say we're perhaps friendly aquaintances.

Friend --

It seems like year after year, debate after debate, Republicans spout the same tired ideas that have already failed time and time again: tax cuts for the rich, trickle-down economics, defunding Planned Parenthood.

You'll hear something different at the Democratic debate next month: ideas that will help American families. Let’s talk about a pathway to citizenship for immigrants, an end to mass incarceration, and a plan to combat climate change. You know I love a great conversation about policy!

I want you by my side at that debate. I hope you'll add your name to win a trip to join me in Las Vegas -- trust me, it's going to be a lot more inspiring than what we saw last night:

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/meet-hillary-at-the-debate/

Thanks,

Hillary

So that's what happens to

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:19:49 +0000

In reply to LOL...That maybe why I am not

So *that's* what happens to bloodless turnips - they become uprooted volunteers. Even in cyberspace maybe.

LOL...That maybe why I am not

trkingmomoe — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:02:23 +0000

In reply to I'm sure if you send some

LOL...That maybe why I am not on her list. There is no money to be had. I always make up for it by volunteering.

I'm sure if you send some

ocean-kat — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:33:31 +0000

In reply to I haven't gotten anything

I'm sure if you send some money to her campaign you'll start getting emails. I'll be happy to forward one that I get with a donate button if you want.

I haven't gotten anything

trkingmomoe — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:14:32 +0000

In reply to I've been getting regular

I haven't gotten anything from the Clinton campaign. I used to get stuff from Carville but that stopped a couple of years ago. I do get emails from the Whitehouse about once a week but it usually has something to do with what is going on there. I get from Graysen because he is running for senate and other local campaigns. Obama camp used to send me emails almost daily and every one else that was involved in his campaign would too. Like I said she hasn't got much in place here for her campaign. I did get one from the NAACP about the debate this week. I get from them once in a while. It has been quiet.

I've been getting regular

ocean-kat — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:32:33 +0000

In reply to The media has ignored the

I've been getting regular emails from Hillary and Carville for some months. About 10 days ago I've been getting emails every day. I got 3 today about the debate. One from the "Official Clinton Campaign, and from campaign spokesperson Cristina Reynolds and Robby Mook. I've been getting so many emails the last 10 day it's actually starting to annoy me. I keep my email pretty private so I thought if I was getting so many everybody was.

Oh bother - the Iowa caucus

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:25:36 +0000

In reply to The media has ignored the

Oh bother - the Iowa caucus is Feb 1 and New Hampshire is Feb 9 - it's 4 1/2 months before the first vote is cast. Last time Hillary ran out of money due to wassername Solis-Doyle not planning well. This time Hillary will make it *through* Super Tuesday on Monday. A quick Google found this to be exactly her plan.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/hillary-clinton-2016-super-tuesday...

538 notes that Hillary already has endorsements from 1/4 of Congress (more than half the Dems), 2/3 dem senators and 1/3 dem governors - how better could Hillary lock this up..?

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-endorsement-primary/