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Sep 29Liked by Jim Hightower

Greetings from Union County, Pennsylvania. The Union County Democratic Committee is training and sending out volunteer canvassers every day and we are talking WITH republicans and independents. We are registering voters and attending Election Board Meetings. We are rural democrats strong. Get out there people - only 37 days left.

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Why don't you publish some of the best ideas so that we can share them with our Senators and others. City folks would like to support farmers and others so that the corporations don't take over everything.

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Farm Aid is a great place to join the movement! https://www.farmaid.org/take-action/

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I grew up in Wyoming where farmers and ranchers received in price supports and other funds. If this is still going on why are they in such dyer straits?

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Hey Rolland! Check out this show we did with some ranchers from Montana and elsewhere-- might shed some light on how bad things are. https://hightowerlowdown.org/2022/02/bullst-monopolies-happy-hour-with-hightower-at-the-lowdown-chat-chew-cafe-with-steve-charter-john-boyd-jr-2/

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From Seattle, definitely NOT rural. Postcards?!?!?!

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I have tried to get a local party going for tonight but most of the Farmers that l know go to bed at 8:00 and want to be asleep at 9:00. I even offered to bring a lasagna dinner!

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I believe this is a recommendation to somewhat do as tRUMPH has been doing all along? Maybe we can call it "Poli-Sci -101?"

It's what we've been hearing every time he goes off saying or doing something non-presidential?

"Hey! He don't sound/act like a millionaire! He sounds/acts like us!"

I've been warning "He's NOT dumb!" for years. He's a MILLIONAIRE,.. surrounded by a staff of highly paid all advising him how to get "people who don't have much to vote for someone who has it all?"

Most importantly,.. it works. I believe it's what's behind all those "rallys" he broadcasts with too many assuming he has another huge crowd in the bleachers, too? Only recently have we been able to see just how huge those crowds actually are.

The Michigan AFL-CIO and UAW have held rallys in my years that have been many times the size he has!

To YOUR points: Yes,.. we often tend to assess our places to rally as either favorable or not,.. and never go to the ones "not!"

When a chairperson in my County Portion or as President of my City Party, I NEVER let up! In 2009 no one was elected (except those who got votes in other parts of the areas covered) to local, and in many cases Statewide or National Office.

Before I left, in 2028 we got EVERYONE elected. I think we had something going? And, reaching out like you are advocating today (in sometimes even almost invisible ways) is one of the best ways to get there.

In January, 2017 we opened up an office big enough to accomadate what we expected as our next crowd. After the "Coordinated Campaign Office failed to prevent the "Orange Man" getting elected,..

there were people pouring out of the woodwork, lined up out and up and down the halls. That was only a little of what we were doing. Yes,.. "REACH OUT!". Never fear the failing!

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