Get out for a count of noses? Get out for a some emotional jump and shout event? Or even just get out to be with like minded folk? -- That's for the young or healthy, those unencumbered by other responsibility.
We've got to find a better way to do it for the fully employed, those with kids etc. Kos will always get a lot more loosely employed singles and union members to show up than we will find among the gainfully employed and small business owners.
In the frame of mind of Kathy Bates comment 'I've got better insurance', the FR folks need to play to their strengths, not the other guy's. So, I donate to groups like Club for Growth. The young liberals I know don't donate to much beyond Starbucks.
I haven’t seen any full page ads in the Washington Times recently.
FReepers tend to be so one issue oriented if it’s not their narrow agenda they won’t get involved.
All this fmily and jobs bit is mostly rationalization.
The grass roots have been burned out.