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We just had the gold-medal award-winning record-breaking GOP-freaking fantastically amazing caucus turn-out of all time (so far).

There are swarms of new bees buzzing! NOW, how do we keep them active and making honey for the election in the fall?

Let's all think of some ideas, and don't worry about whether someone else will think they are the best ideas ever. Just...share them. The thing about ideas is that often they generate MORE ideas. And one that might not totally work where I live (rural and red) could be perfect for Pueblo or awesome for Alamosa.

I'll start. We are going to harvest the emails and PO addresses our county collected at the caucuses, and use those to start a 'known active' mailing list. It was pretty expensive to mail a postcard to every Dem household in our county, but mailing a few hundred postcards before other events? Doable.

An idea I want to promote down here is to start up some committees new people can join. Bake sale contributers? Someone to work a MONTHLY voter registration table? (Maybe combine those two ideas? Register people AND sell them cookies?)

I once read something about how to be happy: you need something to do, something to care about and something to hope for.

The way I see it, we Dems have the power to help a LOT of people get happy!

So first...ideas!

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Great idea, Susan...
By Doc Feb 8th 2008 at 10:01 am EST
I agree... party inclusiveness shouldn't just be when voters participate at the poles. Outreach could be extended beyond the polling place and keep people involved all the time. Great suggestion.
Re: Great idea, Susan...
By Susan the Neon Nurse Feb 9th 2008 at 12:41 am EST
I think a lot of people WOULD do something, but they just don't know what they can do to help.

I think groups like Democrats Work are a great idea, because it gives people something to do they can feel good about. Besides being on the correct political side, of course. :)
  
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