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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand this to an extent but it’s also sad to me.

We’re all Americans and fellow humans. Can’t we talk to each other?[/quote]

Um… what would the reaction of DCUM’s finest be if people came knocking on their doors, telling them to vote for Trump?  And before anyone lies about that happening - it’s not.  [/quote]

Door to door canvassing is as old as democracy. You people are nuts. [/quote]

In this day and age of internet and iPhones - or even basic broadcast tv - it is beyond presumptuous to think anyone needs you lecturing them about who to vote for.  Democrats are such busybodies.[/quote]
Nothing beats a face-to-face conversation. If you don’t like it, don’t open your door.

You seem really afraid of Democrats HUGE army of volunteers Willing to put in the hard work, it takes to win an election.[/quote]

Exactly, this is a functional campaign. They aren't getting door knocks from republicans, because Trump is funneling donations into his own pockets.[/quote]

Harris is a competent enough candidate going against our worst major party nominee ever. We don't need idiots soliciting door to door annoying people in order to beat Trump. Canvassing is an absolute joke carried out by morons that no one likes.[/quote]

You might be surprised.  Some people are clueless about the correct day for election day, about how to vote early, about how to request a ballot if they can't go to polls, about the other races on the ballot.  If someone is not interested, they don't answer the door or they say they are not interested.[/quote]

What a condescending attitude to think others are clueless, but you will help them.[/quote]

DP.

We had a local festival about a month ago.  Both the local Democratic and Republican parties had tents (and several of the local state politicans were there greeting folks).  There were plenty of people who stopped or were stopped as they walked by who did not know when the last day to register was, when the last day to request mail-in ballots were, where early voting centers were and when it started, who the down-ballot candidates were, where to find their local election sites (this often from people who had moved since the last time they voted) were.

If the canvassers are polite and not pushing their candidate beyond an intro question, then why is this so offensive to you?  Anyone who doesn't want the information can either not answer the door, or can answer and give the same response I give to the Jehovahs, "No thank you." and close the door.  Those who have questions, can ask without having to hunt for the information.

The Trumpsters are really, really triggered by this for some reason.[/quote]

First of all, I'm not a "Trumpster." I think tents are great, and people can request voting info. Has it not occurred to you that people could be ill, could be elderly and have difficulry getting to the door, could be recovering from surgery, could have a sleeping baby, could be resting after a night work shift, might just not want the interruption of a doorbell or knock? Why should they be disturbed by a stranger who feels the need to share political info from any political party? [/quote]

I remember books like [i]Windows for Dummies[/i], but maybe there's a [i]Doors[/i] version? Because these all sound like basic competency, not campaign related.[/quote]

PP here. It's not about competency. It's about courtesy for people you don't know and not disturbing them. Clearly, you think it's fine to intrude and disturb strangers. ³[/quote]

DP but what happened to mind your own business? The MAGAs stopped doing that a long time ago with all of their restrictive abortion laws, the dog whistling of legal Haitian immigrants, the scapegoating and outright attempts to criminalize LGBTQ rights. A friendly knock on the door from a stranger who is trying to engage folks on a consequential election is hardly an equivalent burden. [/quote]

I didn't say it was equivalent; I'm saying that it is an unwelcome disturbance for many people, due to the reasons I stated. I'll add that I live in a big city. Strangers.are not welcome at doors in my neighborhood. Too hard to distinguish a friendly knock from a potential threat. We text and warn each other. We also know when/where to vote and how to use the voting machines to make selections. [/quote]

Then hang a do not disturb sign. I’ve done tons of GOTV. Folks who truly do not want to be disturbed do that. Folks who want to whine do not.[/quote]

There's always that kind of person who thinks OTHERS should put up with their unwanted door to door and/or phone call solicitations. There's a Jerry Seinfeld clip made for people like you.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWQB_oac0jw&t=65s[/youtube][/quote]

I love that clip! Classic.[/quote]

+1 LOL yes!! My other favorite is when he's trying to rent a car, but it's no longer available! :lol: [/quote]

Oddly, my DH just sent me this the other day. You’re welcome.

https://youtu.be/4T2GmGSNvaM[/quote]

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