tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post6774330545133258382..comments2024-03-12T17:53:27.753+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Guest post from a victorious canvasserDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-74023120171329752352018-11-11T20:34:15.513+00:002018-11-11T20:34:15.513+00:00Honestly, I feel very privileged to have had such ...Honestly, I feel very privileged to have had such regular bulletins about what it really means to canvass for your future. Must admit I find the thought of knocking on doors quite alarming - haven't done it since cub scout 'bob a job' week...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-22427727712354204902018-11-11T16:16:05.048+00:002018-11-11T16:16:05.048+00:00Sue is a total champ. She was out there in rain an...Sue is a total champ. She was out there in rain and red weather. Thank you for posting this. And lots to celebrate after last Tuesday's election. Gleams of hope in a dark world. Josie Holfordhttp://www.josieholford.com/the-war/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-48634551853655841922018-11-10T12:38:06.482+00:002018-11-10T12:38:06.482+00:00A phenomenal achievement indeed - of which you are...A phenomenal achievement indeed - of which you are very much part. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-76513419177176708242018-11-10T02:32:52.646+00:002018-11-10T02:32:52.646+00:00It might be interesting for readers here to know i...It might be interesting for readers here to know is that NY-19 is the only “pure rural” district, in terms of density of population, that flipped to blue in the country (the district is geographically huge—the size of Delaware and Connecticut combined). It is 84% white and 42% with no higher education and went for Trump in 2016. Delgado will be the first person of color to win this district, and he won despite a relentless firestorm of race-baiting coming from the other side. When you put all that together, it is a phenomenal achievement, for which all credit goes to a tremendously hardworking and talented candidate and a powerful and nimble field operation that was able to deploy scores of us volunteers efficiently and effectively. In the month of October alone, the volunteers and staff canvassed the most doors of any Congressional campaign in the country—and that includes campaigns in many, many more densely populated areas than ours.Susan Scheidhttps://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-80137060393925830122018-11-08T10:21:06.839+00:002018-11-08T10:21:06.839+00:00Generally I agree. As for Mrs Mayhem, she is doing...Generally I agree. As for Mrs Mayhem, she is doing a very virulent job of seeming to want to thwart the democratic process. Most of us long gave up on the notion that she had a long-term plan up her sleeve, but she remains the lesser of several evils. Which is not saying much. Tenacity is her only virtue.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-27403802612937852622018-11-08T08:38:08.765+00:002018-11-08T08:38:08.765+00:00I am sometimes accused of being anti-democratic bu...I am sometimes accused of being anti-democratic but I argue that the opposite is the case. As Clement Attlee ( a socialist) said, referendums ( and a popular vote as in the States is the same thing) is the device of dictators and demagogues ( Farage, Boris, Trump). If the selection of the Republican candidate had been left to the Republican Senators Trump would never have been the candidate. MPs in the Commons would have vastly voted down any idea of Brexit. I am strongly in favour of a second referendum now as it is the only way of unravelling Brexit - and even if the new vote went the same way as the first it would defuse a lot of poison. Incidentally, do not put too much weight on the words of Mrs May on this - she can only say what she is saying as she carries out the Brexit process. It is up to others to bring a bill before parliament for a second referendum and if passed she can acquiesce David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-44622098138210467622018-11-08T07:31:59.300+00:002018-11-08T07:31:59.300+00:00Hear, hear, Jan. The difference between us and US(...Hear, hear, Jan. The difference between us and US(A) is that the resistance is so much more strongly motivated. As has been said often over the past couple of weeks, we need to follow up the march of rhe 700,000 with co-ordinated action. But there are still too many splinter groups and politicians popping up and writing something in the media then disppearing. Well, anything can still happen. Too much is still coming to light which won't be known about (Arron Banks's dark money, for instance) until after the supposed Brexit on 29 March 2019. If it happens.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-31746252779266824002018-11-08T04:28:06.317+00:002018-11-08T04:28:06.317+00:00Fantastic work by Susan. And the difference was ju...Fantastic work by Susan. And the difference was just about two per cent, at the end (in fact a HALF of that in a certain referendum... two years ago)! But in a system where the winner takes all, the final result is all that matters.<br /><br />David, I just hope you get a final chance to vote at least on the type of the Brexit before the hell breaks loose. For your own good... and ours. Then, this post might prove truly inspirational.honza_klhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00232796321950835956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-36172945270420536552018-11-07T22:57:25.245+00:002018-11-07T22:57:25.245+00:00That sounds like a festive, fantastical way to cel...That sounds like a festive, fantastical way to celebrate. Hall-e-lu is the memorable exclamation of Shangela from RuPaul's Drag Race (another way to celebrate, though I think you've been resistant so far...)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-2515141424136501732018-11-07T22:33:56.345+00:002018-11-07T22:33:56.345+00:00David: Yours and J's support and encouragement...David: Yours and J's support and encouragement throughout have been much appreciated, and I do love the way you framed this, ending in a wonderfully musical hall-e-lu. Speaking of music, we've just landed in NYC for a week and are looking forward to tomorrow's concert, featuring yet another piece to which you introduced me: Strauss's Don Quixote.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com