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Swingleft.org is doing postcard blasts to targeted voters in targeted states throughout this year and next. They send you the postcards free, and a list of their chosen voters; you handwrite them and pay for the stamps. It's "at least something" that those of us in solid blue (I hope) states can do.

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This is true. Ryan's as good a choice as any. There's about half a dozen Pubs announced for their primary, three of whom probably have less chance of even making it to Election Day than I do.

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Not to nitpick, but the former governor's name is Pat McCrory.

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Dammit, thanks! Fixed.

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I don't think that would count as negative given what we have unfortunately learned on her sex life

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'nuff said! I had no idea

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He has announced three dates. Bill O'Reilly will interview him on stage, and if you buy tickets early they are $1000 apiece.https://nypost.com/2021/06/...

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Or President Skroobhttps://www.youtube.com/wat...

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I sent postcards for the GA Senate runoffs, but I'm not sure if they really help. Would some random woman from Oregon really make an impact on a voter in North Carolina? Do you have any hard data on the impact of postcard campaigns?

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Tomorrow TFG is going Jumbotron with My Lindell Pillow Rally.

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At least one of the postcard campaigns says they do have hard data. I took part in one mailing that was supposedly done purely for measurement purposes. I don't know all the methodology (which is the details where the Devil doth be) but they suggest that the main effect is to get people to the polls who are (1) likely Democratic voters and (2) fence-sitters as to whether they're going to actually cast a vote. The numbers they've advertised are 1% to 4% increase in turnout, and since the cards are to be sent only to people thought to be relatively sure Democratic voters, that's approx. 1-4% increase in the Democratic vote. And Georgia was close. I'm less clear on what the purpose of the off-year mailings are, except of course in Virginia etc. that have major off-year races.

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So yes, excellent question, and also, thank you for setting fire to setting Georgia on fire.

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Corrections are never "nitpicking"

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Doesn't Melanoma do that? What's he paying her for?

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Trump's there himself. It worked for him.

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She'll throw in a lap dance. It's not his favorite kink (tying women up and abusing them is) but it's all she's got.

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