I picked up four volunteers yesterday. Three were fiscal conservatives and one a social conservative. None were registered Republican.
Two, a mother and daughter, were registered Democrat. It was obvious from listening to their comments as they read my flyer that they were conservative. Both were married to servicemen, with one husband in Afghanistan.
The funny thing is that I wouldn't have talked to them or dropped a flyer if they hadn't been in the yard as I walked by. I talk to everyone I see because I want people to know what I am doing. There isn't a lot of point in having the cops called when that can be avoided with a self introduction and a smile.
Even if I think everyone in the house is a Democrat, I begin the conversation after the introduction with "Do any Republicans live here. They answered "We're not sure what we are." Sometimes I get told straight out that everyone in the house is a Republican. That most often happens with rentals.
The precinct lists I am using are badly out of date. I'm not sure that is anyone's fault. The recession probably has a lot to do with it. I walked down one block that had three empty rentals. My list said Republicans had lived in each of them. On another block, I found two Republicans moving into a Democrat house. Again, I caught them outside.
It is reaching the point that I am considering knocking on Democrat houses too because I can't be sure who lives behind those doors.
If Republicans want to win in the future, they need to fix the registration. They need to register people somewhere other than in churches.
I know some would find that inconvenient.
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