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#VOTE!
Wear diapers if you have to (I'm serious. I guarantee the wait times in republican run areas is going to be atrocious long), stay in line (if you are in line they have to let you vote by law), and #VOTE!
Some places will let people request an early ballot and you can drop it off at the local board of elections. I recommend that over the diaper line if possible.
Edit- not sure how to vote absentee? Check this resource and select a state for information
CA just does universal mail in ballots. I can read about the issues and candidates at home while filling out the ballot and then walk a block to a letter drop box to submit my ballot. Then I can just track its status online. It's great.
It really is a good system that's super easy and builds confidence in the election through online tracking. No wonder Republicans don't want it in their states.
this is why I vote by mail
No, you vote by mail because you live somewhere that allows it.
If you live somewhere red, you probably need to show up in person on election day, and wait around for hours hoping that you don't get disenfranchised.
EDIT 2: This map is NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE. Spot checking NY and PA - these states have restrictions on Absentee ballots BUT also offer less restrictive Early Mail In voting which IS NOT represented. Check your latest state laws here: https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote/absentee-early-voting
In ~~seven~~ sixteen states, voters still need a reason to vote absentee. That means many voters in these states will need to vote in person at a polling place.
Edit- replaced with newer map from '22, excuse required states doubled since '20.
This makes for a good headline but it should not stop you from voting. It was indeed a nice turnout for Harris at The Villages, but that place is not only a cesspool, it is a fucking ginormous cesspool. That group is tint compared to the overall population of that shit hole.
SOURCE: I split my time between Wyoming and Florida amd my Florida home is unfortunately just a few exits of I-4 away from that fascist lemon party.
This makes for a good headline but it should not stop you from voting.
Nothing should stop you voting. Even if Harris is predicted to have a 30 point margin, you should push for a 40 point margin. Because even if she wins, the fewer Republicans in office, the more policies the Democrats can implement.
Not to mention a stronger mandate for them and stronger rebuke of fascism to those getting ideas. Bigger margins shift the overton window.
With his presidential grifts and self-pardons on the line, Trump’s gotta be sweating more than JD Vance in a Ramour and Flanagan.
I don't even know what that is, but I know it's a furniture store.
I am surprised I have not seen the white couch meme, but nobody on the couch and 5 Vances.
This one?
People are enthusiastic to vote when the party listens to them.
The party had it ass-backwards. "Vote for us and maybe we'll do what you want. But we both know we're not gonna" generates no enthusiasm at all. To the contrary, the longer that voting yields the same disappointing results, and the more that people see that the party isn't interested in anything other than preserving an untenable status quo, the more that this messaging results in apathy and resentment.
"Fine. We'll do what you want." HAS generated enthusiasm.
Look, it's great that she's doing well but I hope that she won't do what Hillary did and actually believe she's got a snowball's chance in fucking hell to win down there and screw over herself and America by trying to win over a place that's a pipe dream.
I truly hope she doesn't. I feel kinda naive thinking she won't. I know the DNC is great at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
As a recovering ex-Floridian, the cities are pretty blue, just you know normal regressive fuckery keeps this from being apparent.
Plenty of minorities tired of old rich white men too. This year is going to be interesting.
The Florida State Supreme Court also thoughtfully put abortion access and marijuana legalization on the November ballot. They should be expecting a pretty noticeable increase in the 18-24 age range participating in the election.
I can't see Florida going for legal weed, arresting people for 3 flecks of shake is 20% of the cops' income.
I'm not going to believe Florida flips, but man, stranger things have happened. Imagine what happens if that happens? Or somehow Texas or something. GOP would fucking lose it.
(But yes, let's not get crazy, she's not exactly winning every poll. I just like to wonder.)
Florida used to be a legitimate swing state just a couple elections ago. If Georgia can have a Blue election Florida most certainly can.
The neat thing is old people die eventually. Florida Republicans depend on a regular replenishment of horrible people from outside. But they are a nonrenewable resource.
Most states are purple states. You really don't need that much of a swing in voting to flip any of them.
Don't listen to the news, VOTE!
https://www.newsweek.com/harris-trump-polling-averages-one-week-after-biden-exit-1931251
If the Villages move against Trump, he's in big trouble.
A social media account called Kamala's Wins flagged the development.
"The villages in Florida, typically dominated by MAGA extremists, have been completely taken over by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign," the account wrote Saturday. "This is a remarkable turnaround."
Democratic influencer Jon Cooper said, Wow! I live only an hour’s drive from The Villages in Florida."
"Trust me when I say it’s a SUPER-RED community that’s usually a real hotbed of Trump support," he added this weekend. "The fact that there are over 200 golf carts at this rally for [Harris] today is INCREDIBLE!"
Come on, dude. That's a awful source for information.
I've seen the videos. This event is like the canary in the coal mine for those that know Florida politics. In 2020, the Villages went something like 70-30 for Trump. It is unusual for them even to have a Harris rally, much less a well attended one.
much like texas; florida isn't red, it's just disinfranchised by republicans to remove democrats from voter rolls in democratic areas.
I’m hoping she can at least turn some of the red districts of red states purple, flip the already purple areas to blue, and then the blue districts (urban areas) will stay blue.
Don’t forget we now have to ask for mail in ballots yearly if that’s your thing. (Edit: I mean in Florida, also, we can check to ensure ours has been counted. Check with your county’s elections to see if you can sign up online or if you have to go in person or whatever to sign up for mail in ballot.)
I get them and just turn them in at a polling location especially because the best I get on election day is I don’t have to stay too long after students leave.
Far right Florida isn't as red as people think. DeSantis barely won. He had to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of black voters to win by a sliver. Then he rigged everything to make sure he'd get reelected the second time.
Ronda won 57% to 42%. It was one of the biggest margins in the race in a long time. Florida keeps going further right. Because they've got an average of like 800 Boomer retirees moving in daily.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/08/florida-governor-2022-ron-desantis-charlie-crist-00065788
I think Trump leads in Florida by like 8 points according to recent polls..?
Great to see the range of ages, too.