# **CHANGE** We can believe in

Like many are, I'm frustrated by the election. But at this point I'm also frustrated by the reactions on many subs both before and after the election.

## Polls
I spent a lot of time on the main politics sub. A lot of my Reddit activity was on that sub. I had been posting that the polls were showing a close race as far back as the beginning of this year. And I reiterated that point up until election day. And every time people would respond with various excuses why the polls would be ignored. And the excuses followed an extremely predictable progression: It's too early for the polls to be accurate -> Biden hasn't started campaigning yet -> Harris just started campaigning -> The polls aren't accurate -> The polls are being flooded with bad data. The NYT came out with that one poll that people said was terrible, and should be completely ignored, because it oversampled conservative voters, which completely missed the point of what the poll was trying to accomplish.

## Election Day
As soon as the Florida results came in and showed an unexpected hard shift to the right, I felt things looked bad. I commented that it could be a bad portent of what was to come. People were completely ignoring massive shifts in results (like Miami-Dade). But people scoffed and literally said I was dooming. On the NYT map, even before the swing states really started reporting in larger numbers, you could see the mass of red arrows indicating shifts to the right across the board. But nope, doesn't mean much because the swing states could still be different. People kept repeating that it was just like the 2020 red mirage, but completely ignored how the red mirage in that election happened in the first place (and why it wasn't happening again this election).

## Voters
People frequently posted questions (and are still doing it) about "How do people *still* vote for Trump". I think this is probably one of the major points that people just do not seem to get. Yes, Trump has a (relatively) small core of hard-core supporters. They know what he says, what his policies are and will do, and embrace it all because they want exactly that. But the vast majority of people vote for him because they have no exposure to politics. They don't know what Trump says, his policies, his actions, etc. And it's very difficult to get through to those people. How do you break through to people who ignore politics? It's a catch-22 situation. Because of this, they do not understand the rhetoric of him being an authoritarian or why his policies will be harmful.

And this is where the left's, particularly on Reddit, messaging completely breaks down and becomes harmful. Because these people don't understand the reasons, calling them fascists or bigots has no context. They are being labeled as something for reasons that are completely unknown to them. It gives them no incentive to vote for your candidate, or vote at all, when they see one side attacking them (or what is viewed as attacking).

What they do know is that Trump has told them he will bring about a change that will improve the aspects of their lives that are important to them. The policies are irrelevant. The actions are irrelevant. They want change.

Which brings me back to the first line:

## **CHANGE** We can believe in

This was the campaign slogan for Obama in 2008. It's a brilliant slogan because it's exactly what point want: Change. The specifics don't matter. "Change" means different things for different people and people want change that will improve their lives. Trump's campaign pushed change. He told people what they wanted to hear, and they rewarded him for it.

And it's also why Harris' slogan was a fucking disaster: "We're not going back". This is *exactly* what people want though. They want to go back to before inflation and before things cost so much. They want to go back to when people didn't call them fascists. It doesn't matter the reasons for those things happening now. What matters is what the people want. Sure, she tried to address those things, by pointing out what Biden has passed that helped the economy and protections for various civil rights. But it's a horrible campaign strategy. People do not view the economy and their own personal expenses as the same thing. Ask people how the CHIPS Act or how the BBB Act has improved their lives, you wont get an answer. So telling them that those things did is useless. And Harris ever saying that she'll continue Biden's work or do the same things was incredibly stupid. You don't tell people who are demanding change (whatever that "change" may be) that you're not going to change. Of course they wont vote for you then.

Reddit is not reality. Neither is Twitter/X, Facebook, or any other social media. No doubt they're all bubbles in their own right. But if liberals really want to encourage voters to support them, they need to stop labeling people regardless of whether it's right or wrong or true or not: It simply does not work. The last 3 elections are proof of that.

Redditors need to break out of the bubble that exists here. Polling for the past 10 months gave indication that Democrats were going to have trouble, and yet were shocked when that's exactly what happened. Ignoring that did not change reality. Ignoring that people were frustrated with the state of things did not change reality. People were going to vote for Trump because of it and simply labeling them with negative titles to try and guilt them to vote for Harris accomplished nothing.

Part of the problem is where people interact with others too. On Reddit, it's a lot of polar opposites: hard left with hard right. So of course it gets a bit contentious. But out in the real world it's different. If you want Average Joe to see your side, acknowledge that shit can suck right now. Both you and him probably wish groceries were cheaper. Your ideas on how to fix it likely differ, but you have to start somewhere. And just discarding him and calling him a fascist for supporting the guy who *claims* that he'll improve Joe's life sure isn't going to make Joe want to do anything you suggest to him.

Fixing the problems, I know, goes well beyond just getting out of the bubble. But it's a start to understanding that simply moving forward with the same mentality isn't going to suddenly work.

My rant about the Reddit bubble and things

CHANGE We can believe in

Like many are, I&#39;m frustrated by the election. But at this point I&#39;m also frustrated by the reactions on many subs both before and after the election.

Polls

I spent a lot of time on the main politics sub. A lot of my Reddit activity was on that sub. I had been posting that the polls were showing a close race as far back as the beginning of this year. And I reiterated that point up until election day. And every time people would respond with various excuses why the polls would be ignored. And the excuses followed an extremely predictable progression: It&#39;s too early for the polls to be accurate -&gt; Biden hasn&#39;t started campaigning yet -&gt; Harris just started campaigning -&gt; The polls aren&#39;t accurate -&gt; The polls are being flooded with bad data. The NYT came out with that one poll that people said was terrible, and should be completely ignored, because it oversampled conservative voters, which completely missed the point of what the poll was trying to accomplish.

Election Day

As soon as the Florida results came in and showed an unexpected hard shift to the right, I felt things looked bad. I commented that it could be a bad portent of what was to come. People were completely ignoring massive shifts in results (like Miami-Dade). But people scoffed and literally said I was dooming. On the NYT map, even before the swing states really started reporting in larger numbers, you could see the mass of red arrows indicating shifts to the right across the board. But nope, doesn&#39;t mean much because the swing states could still be different. People kept repeating that it was just like the 2020 red mirage, but completely ignored how the red mirage in that election happened in the first place (and why it wasn&#39;t happening again this election).

Voters

People frequently posted questions (and are still doing it) about &quot;How do people still vote for Trump&quot;. I think this is probably one of the major points that people just do not seem to get. Yes, Trump has a (relatively) small core of hard-core supporters. They know what he says, what his policies are and will do, and embrace it all because they want exactly that. But the vast majority of people vote for him because they have no exposure to politics. They don&#39;t know what Trump says, his policies, his actions, etc. And it&#39;s very difficult to get through to those people. How do you break through to people who ignore politics? It&#39;s a catch-22 situation. Because of this, they do not understand the rhetoric of him being an authoritarian or why his policies will be harmful.

And this is where the left&#39;s, particularly on Reddit, messaging completely breaks down and becomes harmful. Because these people don&#39;t understand the reasons, calling them fascists or bigots has no context. They are being labeled as something for reasons that are completely unknown to them. It gives them no incentive to vote for your candidate, or vote at all, when they see one side attacking them (or what is viewed as attacking).

What they do know is that Trump has told them he will bring about a change that will improve the aspects of their lives that are important to them. The policies are irrelevant. The actions are irrelevant. They want change.

Which brings me back to the first line:

CHANGE We can believe in

This was the campaign slogan for Obama in 2008. It&#39;s a brilliant slogan because it&#39;s exactly what point want: Change. The specifics don&#39;t matter. &quot;Change&quot; means different things for different people and people want change that will improve their lives. Trump&#39;s campaign pushed change. He told people what they wanted to hear, and they rewarded him for it.

And it&#39;s also why Harris&#39; slogan was a fucking disaster: &quot;We&#39;re not going back&quot;. This is exactly what people want though. They want to go back to before inflation and before things cost so much. They want to go back to when people didn&#39;t call them fascists. It doesn&#39;t matter the reasons for those things happening now. What matters is what the people want. Sure, she tried to address those things, by pointing out what Biden has passed that helped the economy and protections for various civil rights. But it&#39;s a horrible campaign strategy. People do not view the economy and their own personal expenses as the same thing. Ask people how the CHIPS Act or how the BBB Act has improved their lives, you wont get an answer. So telling them that those things did is useless. And Harris ever saying that she&#39;ll continue Biden&#39;s work or do the same things was incredibly stupid. You don&#39;t tell people who are demanding change (whatever that &quot;change&quot; may be) that you&#39;re not going to change. Of course they wont vote for you then.

Reddit is not reality. Neither is Twitter/X, Facebook, or any other social media. No doubt they&#39;re all bubbles in their own right. But if liberals really want to encourage voters to support them, they need to stop labeling people regardless of whether it&#39;s right or wrong or true or not: It simply does not work. The last 3 elections are proof of that.

Redditors need to break out of the bubble that exists here. Polling for the past 10 months gave indication that Democrats were going to have trouble, and yet were shocked when that&#39;s exactly what happened. Ignoring that did not change reality. Ignoring that people were frustrated with the state of things did not change reality. People were going to vote for Trump because of it and simply labeling them with negative titles to try and guilt them to vote for Harris accomplished nothing.

Part of the problem is where people interact with others too. On Reddit, it&#39;s a lot of polar opposites: hard left with hard right. So of course it gets a bit contentious. But out in the real world it&#39;s different. If you want Average Joe to see your side, acknowledge that shit can suck right now. Both you and him probably wish groceries were cheaper. Your ideas on how to fix it likely differ, but you have to start somewhere. And just discarding him and calling him a fascist for supporting the guy who claims that he&#39;ll improve Joe&#39;s life sure isn&#39;t going to make Joe want to do anything you suggest to him.

Fixing the problems, I know, goes well beyond just getting out of the bubble. But it&#39;s a start to understanding that simply moving forward with the same mentality isn&#39;t going to suddenly work.


After the 2016 election I was, like most liberals, at a complete loss as to what happened and felt like I lacked any understanding of the American electorate. I was incredibly disappointed in my fellow Americans. I still am. But we’ve had *eight years* to figure them out how to persuade them to vote this infantile sociopath out of public life. We failed miserably at doing the *things that are under control* to win. I’m so sick of hearing about the things that are *not* under our control, like inflation, the economy, the right wing media, and the intelligence/ignorance/gullibility of the electorate. For the love of god can we focus on  **addressing the concerns of the American electorate* as they are, not as we want them to be, instead of constantly trying to deflect or explain them away. Even worse is chastising people for having concerns. There are always going to be external factors that influence elections. Tough sh*t.

The American electorate is **economically populist and socially moderate**. For the social progressives here, you don’t have to like it but you do have to accept reality. We need a **simple and positive message that matches the will of the American electorate**.

Examples:

1. Immigration.

“We love legal immigration. It’s been the backbone of our country forever. We want a fair system where people can legally emigrate. However we will not tolerate lawlessness and will strictly enforce our borders. I wish we would have addressed this earlier but we are serious now. And by the way, we have a great bill that Republicans failed to pass.”

2. Inflation.

Yes: “I know the American people are hurting. The problem is wages have not kept up with inflation. [insert populist message]

No: “It’s not a big deal, it’s slowed down to normal now!”

3. Social issues.

Yes: “Yeah, some of us got a little out of hand during the pandemic era, but the Democratic Party categorically rejects the lawlessness of the defund the police movement and rejects government overreach in imposing social values on others. We reject identity politics and are here for everyone!”

No: “Uhh, next question.”

4. Media/social media.

Yes: “We categorically reject government censorship of social media, outside of state secrets and other serious stuff like that. We are not your big brother. We believe in freedom. Yes I’ll absolutely go on Joe Rogan and even light up a joint!”

No: “another GOP talking point - I can’t believe you idiots are falling for it! Rogan!? Sounds risky!”.

5. Freedom.

“We are the party of freedom! Let’s legalize weed! Also online gambling! We will protect your porn! And obviously, a woman’s right to choose! The GOP will do none of this. *They* want to be your big brother, not us.”

6. Trump.

Yes: “He doesn’t give a shi*t about you. He cares about golfing and doesn’t even like to read.”

No: “He’s a fascist/racist!”

The bottom line is we have to address issues as they are brought up - *even if they are brought up in bad faith* by the GOP. Deflecting and pointing out they are being brought up to manipulate and don’t really matter to many people’s lives - *even if true* - is an absolutely awful strategy that has played a large role in leading to this disaster. We are not being manipulated into *responding* to culture war and other issues, we are being manipulated into *not responding* and taking an actual stance on these issues because the GOP knows it looks bad when we do it. It’s not that hard folks: if something seems to matter to people, address it head on with an economically populist and socially moderate standpoint. Do not deflect and externalize blame. End rant.

Now let’s go!

Another Rant - STOP EXTERNALIZING BLAME

After the 2016 election I was, like most liberals, at a complete loss as to what happened and felt like I lacked any understanding of the American electorate. I was incredibly disappointed in my fellow Americans. I still am. But we’ve had eight years to figure them out how to persuade them to vote this infantile sociopath out of public life. We failed miserably at doing the things that are under control to win. I’m so sick of hearing about the things that are not under our control, like inflation, the economy, the right wing media, and the intelligence/ignorance/gullibility of the electorate. For the love of god can we focus on  *addressing the concerns of the American electorate as they are, not as we want them to be, instead of constantly trying to deflect or explain them away. Even worse is chastising people for having concerns. There are always going to be external factors that influence elections. Tough sh*t.

The American electorate is economically populist and socially moderate. For the social progressives here, you don’t have to like it but you do have to accept reality. We need a simple and positive message that matches the will of the American electorate.

Examples:

Immigration.

“We love legal immigration. It’s been the backbone of our country forever. We want a fair system where people can legally emigrate. However we will not tolerate lawlessness and will strictly enforce our borders. I wish we would have addressed this earlier but we are serious now. And by the way, we have a great bill that Republicans failed to pass.”

Inflation.

Yes: “I know the American people are hurting. The problem is wages have not kept up with inflation. [insert populist message]

No: “It’s not a big deal, it’s slowed down to normal now!”

Social issues.

Yes: “Yeah, some of us got a little out of hand during the pandemic era, but the Democratic Party categorically rejects the lawlessness of the defund the police movement and rejects government overreach in imposing social values on others. We reject identity politics and are here for everyone!”

No: “Uhh, next question.”

Media/social media.

Yes: “We categorically reject government censorship of social media, outside of state secrets and other serious stuff like that. We are not your big brother. We believe in freedom. Yes I’ll absolutely go on Joe Rogan and even light up a joint!”

No: “another GOP talking point - I can’t believe you idiots are falling for it! Rogan!? Sounds risky!”.

Freedom.

“We are the party of freedom! Let’s legalize weed! Also online gambling! We will protect your porn! And obviously, a woman’s right to choose! The GOP will do none of this. They want to be your big brother, not us.”

Trump.

Yes: “He doesn’t give a shi*t about you. He cares about golfing and doesn’t even like to read.”

No: “He’s a fascist/racist!”

The bottom line is we have to address issues as they are brought up - even if they are brought up in bad faith by the GOP. Deflecting and pointing out they are being brought up to manipulate and don’t really matter to many people’s lives - even if true - is an absolutely awful strategy that has played a large role in leading to this disaster. We are not being manipulated into responding to culture war and other issues, we are being manipulated into not responding and taking an actual stance on these issues because the GOP knows it looks bad when we do it. It’s not that hard folks: if something seems to matter to people, address it head on with an economically populist and socially moderate standpoint. Do not deflect and externalize blame. End rant.

Now let’s go!


They'll say a $1500 gpu and  playstation, (don't forget the scalper effect), is a small price to pay for protecting American business or some bs. And they'll still find a way to blame the Dems instead of Trump.

Watch them suddenly defend inflation once the tariffs hit.

They&#39;ll say a $1500 gpu and  playstation, (don&#39;t forget the scalper effect), is a small price to pay for protecting American business or some bs. And they&#39;ll still find a way to blame the Dems instead of Trump.


I know a bunch of MAGAs and many are nice but super naive.  But the 15 million Dems who were too lazy to early vote, or to fill out a mail in ballot or to show up on at the polls on election day -- how could you not realize the consequences?  Trump won't be a dictator for just one day, with SCOTUS, he'll be dictator until he drops.  That could be a long, long time.

Not sure who to be more mad at -- MAGAs or the 15 million lazy Dems who just didn't vote

I know a bunch of MAGAs and many are nice but super naive.  But the 15 million Dems who were too lazy to early vote, or to fill out a mail in ballot or to show up on at the polls on election day -- how could you not realize the consequences?  Trump won&#39;t be a dictator for just one day, with SCOTUS, he&#39;ll be dictator until he drops.  That could be a long, long time.


I'm just tired. I'm overwhelmed. Any hope for this country has been beat out of me. I really hope I can eventually get the will to fight again.

Tired and Overwhelmed

I&#39;m just tired. I&#39;m overwhelmed. Any hope for this country has been beat out of me. I really hope I can eventually get the will to fight again.


I wanna begin by saying that it's okay to feel grief and pain in the situation we are facing today and the next four years of our lives. Possibly more. The emotions that have been felt today have been overwhelming. There is a feeling of impending doom lingering over this country, if not globally. But right now, I feel like all we can hang onto is HOPE. Rage is currently flowing through my veins and I'm ready to fight for what's right. I'm ready to fight for MY OWN rights as a woman. As a United States citizen. As a human being. Revolution is brewing now. And I want to be a part of it. The reason I'm making this post is to see if there are any protests or marches I can attend. I want our voices to be heard and even though it might not be much, I'm ready to go. I live in PA but am willing to travel. Thank you.

I'm ready to fight.

I wanna begin by saying that it&#39;s okay to feel grief and pain in the situation we are facing today and the next four years of our lives. Possibly more. The emotions that have been felt today have been overwhelming. There is a feeling of impending doom lingering over this country, if not globally. But right now, I feel like all we can hang onto is HOPE. Rage is currently flowing through my veins and I&#39;m ready to fight for what&#39;s right. I&#39;m ready to fight for MY OWN rights as a woman. As a United States citizen. As a human being. Revolution is brewing now. And I want to be a part of it. The reason I&#39;m making this post is to see if there are any protests or marches I can attend. I want our voices to be heard and even though it might not be much, I&#39;m ready to go. I live in PA but am willing to travel. Thank you.


First, thank you to all that voted blue. We fought valiantly against overwhelming odds. History will remember your patriotic effort. For the 16 million or so of you that either chose to “sit this one out”, or opted for the “dark side”, perhaps a revisit of what trump has planned will help you prepare for the post democracy world before us.

PROJECT 2025 PLAYBOOK

Complete ban on abortions without exceptions pg 449-503

Ban contraceptives pg 449

Additional tax breaks for corporations and the 1% pg 691

Elimination of unions and worker protections pg 581

Cut Social Security pg 691

Cut Medicare pg 449

End the Affordable Care Act pg 449

Eliminate the Department of Education
pg 319

Use public, taxpayer money for private religious schools pg 319

Teach Christian religious beliefs in public schools pg 319

End civil rights & DEl protections in government pg 545-581

Ban African American and gender studies in all levels of education pg 319

Ending climate protections pg 417

Increase Arctic drilling pg 363

Deregulate big business and the oil industry pg 363

End marriage equality pg 545-581

Defund the FBI and Homeland Security
pg 133

Use the military to break up domestic protests pg 133

Mass deportation of immigrants and incarceration in "camps" pg 133

End birth right citizenship pg 133

Eliminate federal agencies like the FDA, EPA, NOAA and more pg 363-417

I wish you well 💙💙💙

Thank you to all that voted BLUE !

First, thank you to all that voted blue. We fought valiantly against overwhelming odds. History will remember your patriotic effort. For the 16 million or so of you that either chose to “sit this one out”, or opted for the “dark side”, perhaps a revisit of what trump has planned will help you prepare for the post democracy world before us.

PROJECT 2025 PLAYBOOK

Complete ban on abortions without exceptions pg 449-503

Ban contraceptives pg 449

Additional tax breaks for corporations and the 1% pg 691

Elimination of unions and worker protections pg 581

Cut Social Security pg 691

Cut Medicare pg 449

End the Affordable Care Act pg 449

Eliminate the Department of Education
pg 319

Use public, taxpayer money for private religious schools pg 319

Teach Christian religious beliefs in public schools pg 319

End civil rights &amp; DEl protections in government pg 545-581

Ban African American and gender studies in all levels of education pg 319

Ending climate protections pg 417

Increase Arctic drilling pg 363

Deregulate big business and the oil industry pg 363

End marriage equality pg 545-581

Defund the FBI and Homeland Security
pg 133

Use the military to break up domestic protests pg 133

Mass deportation of immigrants and incarceration in &quot;camps&quot; pg 133

End birth right citizenship pg 133

Eliminate federal agencies like the FDA, EPA, NOAA and more pg 363-417

I wish you well 💙💙💙


Think of the brain like a car with two drivers: the logical driver (the prefrontal cortex) and the emotional driver (the amygdala). When things feel intense or uncertain, it’s like the logical driver takes a backseat, and the emotional driver grips the wheel, steering toward what feels safe and familiar, even if it doesn’t make sense logically.

For many conservative voters, the GOP is like that well-known road they’ve driven a hundred times. Even if there’s construction, potholes, or signs saying “danger,” the familiarity of the path makes it feel safer than the new route. They’re not stopping to read all the signs because the emotional brain just wants to stick with what feels like home.

So, when you’re seeing people make these choices, it’s less about intelligence and more about which “driver” in the brain is steering the car.

A quick lesson on trump’s appeal


To those that voted Trump or third party candidate, or Democrats who didn't vote. You have now:

\- Severely weakened the global fight against climate change. Thought Helene was bad? You've doomed your fellow Americans to increasing frequency and severity of hurricanes, floods, wild fires and other extreme weather. The same goes for vulnerable countries and regions across the world. This will get worse every year, until large swathes of the US (and the world) will become inhabitable.

\- Betrayed your daughters, wives and mothers, as the GOP will strip away women's rights step by step. Same goes for any other minority in the US.

\- Very likely started a global economic war. If Trump goes ahead with his plans to put tariffs on everything, this will exacerbate a global economic war. It will increase inflation, likely increase interest rates globally, increase unemployment. You probably didn't know, but the Great Depression was caused by economic isolationism and tariffs.

\- Killed or critically wounded NATO. No European ally will trust the US from this point. We're on our own, and so are you.

\- Possibly doomed Ukraine to become a Russian vassal state. You probably don't care, because you do not possess the acumen to understand how this undermines Europe, which used to be your main allies, friends and trade partners.

\- Doomed Palestinians to an even worse genocide. The tragedy of this choice by third party candidate voters is bottomless.

\- Significantly exacerbated the decline and potential death of US democracy.

You did this because you are uninformed/misinformed, extremely cynical or just dumb. There is no excuse for what you have done, every man and woman has a responsibility to learn and understand, in order to employ your vote in the best possible way for your fellow human beings, and nature. You failed that horribly.

This is such a sad, sad day. I feel so bad for those that voted Blue, and for those that will suffer going forward. But this will badly affect the entire world, not only the US, and what you've done cannot be forgiven.

Where do we go from now? Those of us who understand history and value democracy must band together and do our utmost to defend civil rights and democracy. And hopefully, US democracy survives long enough to vote the GOP out of office after people see how badly this will go.

Off my chest

To those that voted Trump or third party candidate, or Democrats who didn&#39;t vote. You have now:

- Severely weakened the global fight against climate change. Thought Helene was bad? You&#39;ve doomed your fellow Americans to increasing frequency and severity of hurricanes, floods, wild fires and other extreme weather. The same goes for vulnerable countries and regions across the world. This will get worse every year, until large swathes of the US (and the world) will become inhabitable.

- Betrayed your daughters, wives and mothers, as the GOP will strip away women&#39;s rights step by step. Same goes for any other minority in the US.

- Very likely started a global economic war. If Trump goes ahead with his plans to put tariffs on everything, this will exacerbate a global economic war. It will increase inflation, likely increase interest rates globally, increase unemployment. You probably didn&#39;t know, but the Great Depression was caused by economic isolationism and tariffs.

- Killed or critically wounded NATO. No European ally will trust the US from this point. We&#39;re on our own, and so are you.

- Possibly doomed Ukraine to become a Russian vassal state. You probably don&#39;t care, because you do not possess the acumen to understand how this undermines Europe, which used to be your main allies, friends and trade partners.

- Doomed Palestinians to an even worse genocide. The tragedy of this choice by third party candidate voters is bottomless.

- Significantly exacerbated the decline and potential death of US democracy.

You did this because you are uninformed/misinformed, extremely cynical or just dumb. There is no excuse for what you have done, every man and woman has a responsibility to learn and understand, in order to employ your vote in the best possible way for your fellow human beings, and nature. You failed that horribly.

This is such a sad, sad day. I feel so bad for those that voted Blue, and for those that will suffer going forward. But this will badly affect the entire world, not only the US, and what you&#39;ve done cannot be forgiven.

Where do we go from now? Those of us who understand history and value democracy must band together and do our utmost to defend civil rights and democracy. And hopefully, US democracy survives long enough to vote the GOP out of office after people see how badly this will go.


Give it 9-12 months from inauguration and there will be so many people complaining in one way or another about Trump. The truly great part will be instead of taking responsibility for their mistakes they will blame the left for not telling them earlier.

I am going to die in the water wars or civil war or general disintegration of the US and World. And I will be blamed for it because I failed to convince people that an empty promise/lie made by a charlatan about a cheaper loaf of bread wasn't more important than basic human rights.

What is so hard about empathy, basic reasoning, and personal responsibility?

It's not the Left's job to save the Right from themselves!!!

Give it 9-12 months from inauguration and there will be so many people complaining in one way or another about Trump. The truly great part will be instead of taking responsibility for their mistakes they will blame the left for not telling them earlier.

I am going to die in the water wars or civil war or general disintegration of the US and World. And I will be blamed for it because I failed to convince people that an empty promise/lie made by a charlatan about a cheaper loaf of bread wasn&#39;t more important than basic human rights.

What is so hard about empathy, basic reasoning, and personal responsibility?


Kamala Harris has conceded the 2024 election.


Trump Ability to Move Past Legal Woes Faces Early New York Test


Rather than 2nd guess our candidates, is it possible that we caught a bounce in support during the Pandemic, and 2016 and 2024 are a reversion to the mean?

Was 2020 an outlier for Dems?


Welcome to Project 25


I'm seeing a lot of comments online this morning from Trumpers saying they either won't be affected by his presidency, or they expect to benefit from it.  I thought it might be interesting to list some of the ways Trumpers will be impacted that they probably haven't thought of yet.  I'll go first:  they can no longer get health insurance for their pre-existing conditions because Trump repealed the Affordable Care Act.  Or, they or their son is on the hook for 18 years of child support because they knocked up their girlfriend and can no longer get an abortion.  Or, they don't have any grandchildren because their daughter can't get IVF.  What are some other ones?

Let's play a lightning round of leopards eating my face

I&#39;m seeing a lot of comments online this morning from Trumpers saying they either won&#39;t be affected by his presidency, or they expect to benefit from it.  I thought it might be interesting to list some of the ways Trumpers will be impacted that they probably haven&#39;t thought of yet.  I&#39;ll go first:  they can no longer get health insurance for their pre-existing conditions because Trump repealed the Affordable Care Act.  Or, they or their son is on the hook for 18 years of child support because they knocked up their girlfriend and can no longer get an abortion.  Or, they don&#39;t have any grandchildren because their daughter can&#39;t get IVF.  What are some other ones?


No matter how you chop it ridiculous loss.

Trump won AZ by a bigger margin than she won NJ


As the late great HL Mencken observed, “Democracy is the theory that common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
Get ready, America. Here it comes

Election 2024


Trump had nearly the same amount of votes (72M in 2024 so far, 74M in 2020), while Hillary (66M in 2016) and Kamala (67M in 2024) both underperformed from Biden's win (81M in 2020). It seems highly unlikely that both the turnout overall was lower AND Trump converted people from D to R. So the loss was due to a lack of enthusiasm on the Democratic side. I know people will say it's the Comey effect for Hillary and try to lump the economy/immigration/LGBTQ rights for Harris. But that seems to be less likely given the enthusiasm bump she should have gotten from Trump's campaign antics, Roe v Wade, replacing Biden, a great VP pick, etc.

Can we just admit that a good portion of this is to be due to their gender?

And I know some people will state reasons why they didn't like her. Hillary was "unlikeable" and people are saying that Kamala "didn't connect with me", but both of those are subjective and likely due to unconscious sexism. People didn't have to say "I'll never vote for a woman" for it to be sexism. They could just find reasons that they didn't like Hillary/Harris that they wouldn't have found if they were men.

When can we talk about the 12M-15M people who voted for Biden and didn't vote for Hillary or Harris as being due to sexism/unconscious bias?

Trump had nearly the same amount of votes (72M in 2024 so far, 74M in 2020), while Hillary (66M in 2016) and Kamala (67M in 2024) both underperformed from Biden&#39;s win (81M in 2020). It seems highly unlikely that both the turnout overall was lower AND Trump converted people from D to R. So the loss was due to a lack of enthusiasm on the Democratic side. I know people will say it&#39;s the Comey effect for Hillary and try to lump the economy/immigration/LGBTQ rights for Harris. But that seems to be less likely given the enthusiasm bump she should have gotten from Trump&#39;s campaign antics, Roe v Wade, replacing Biden, a great VP pick, etc.

Can we just admit that a good portion of this is to be due to their gender?

And I know some people will state reasons why they didn&#39;t like her. Hillary was &quot;unlikeable&quot; and people are saying that Kamala &quot;didn&#39;t connect with me&quot;, but both of those are subjective and likely due to unconscious sexism. People didn&#39;t have to say &quot;I&#39;ll never vote for a woman&quot; for it to be sexism. They could just find reasons that they didn&#39;t like Hillary/Harris that they wouldn&#39;t have found if they were men.


Yeah, I know we're all pretty shocked and disheartened by yesterday, but lift your chin, and get angry.

Don't give the boomers, and the incel idiots the satisfaction. Continue to fight the good fight.

p.s. fuck trump

They want you to feel beaten. Don't give them the satisfaction.

Yeah, I know we&#39;re all pretty shocked and disheartened by yesterday, but lift your chin, and get angry.

Don&#39;t give the boomers, and the incel idiots the satisfaction. Continue to fight the good fight.

p.s. fuck trump


We need to keep an eye on the house races still in the air. I fully realize the feeling of hopelessness but a dem majority in the house will stall out any major policy the administration wants to push through. We have 2 years until we can try to flip back the senate. In the 2026 midterms, Republicans will be defending significantly more seats with the backdrop of yet another, very likely turbulent Donald Trump presidency.

It's okay to feel hopeless, angry, and disillusioned. Take your time. But we're not Russia yet. There's still a very strong Anti-Trump coalition in this country. The power structure of Russia and China changed when normal people like you and me started to flee the country or simply remained silent.

As much as I'm sick of elections

We need to keep an eye on the house races still in the air. I fully realize the feeling of hopelessness but a dem majority in the house will stall out any major policy the administration wants to push through. We have 2 years until we can try to flip back the senate. In the 2026 midterms, Republicans will be defending significantly more seats with the backdrop of yet another, very likely turbulent Donald Trump presidency.

It&#39;s okay to feel hopeless, angry, and disillusioned. Take your time. But we&#39;re not Russia yet. There&#39;s still a very strong Anti-Trump coalition in this country. The power structure of Russia and China changed when normal people like you and me started to flee the country or simply remained silent.


Democracy at the federal level has been attacked for decades. Facism has won. I have no hope, only fear under a layer of numbness.  I think my kid will choose to go to college in Canada in the fall. They are on a destructive path too but they won’t be putting people in camps.  I don’t know what I will do. I have no desire to ever set foot in this country again, images of Nazis in my head. I don’t know how to get out for so many personal reasons. But I am done with this country, millions of people, the majority of Americans, make me sick. I want nothing to do with them.

Death of Democracy


Do NOT give MAGA any fuel to revert to the same, divisive, name-calling tactics they used in 2016.

They’re going to gloat, they’re going to continue to try to own the libs.

My late wife was good for telling me to put my big boy pants on when I faced a struggle.

Be the same resistance we were that resulted in 2018. If you live in a red district, hold your representatives’ feet to the fire. Hold them accountable. Demand that they work for you even if you didn’t vote for them.

Trump will not unify this country.

Don’t give them the satisfaction.


Well I haven’t slept much tonight. If you’re like me, you’re probably feeling like both crying and barfing at the same time. Personally I feel like we’re stuck in some back to the future parody, and we’ve gotta go back to 2015 to stop Trump from stealing the Delorean or something.

Unfortunately It is not a movie, but you and I are in this together. There are millions of people just like us, going through this right now, feeling lost and betrayed.

Take a deep breath, steady yourself and let’s find our resolve to unite, and resist.

The only way they truly win is if you and I stop pushing back.

I will not flee to Canada, and I’m tired of being scared. Spread the word, tell everyone you know to join the resistance.

You’re Not Alone


For the love that is all rational and decent tell me that with is just one of my PTSD nightmares. There is no way he won again.

This has to be a bad dream right?


I'm in PA and I'm very ashamed to be here. We hate it here anyway and were planning to leave, but this morning has me wondering if things will be better in a Blue state. Thoughts?

Wondering if it might be best to move to a Blue state

I&#39;m in PA and I&#39;m very ashamed to be here. We hate it here anyway and were planning to leave, but this morning has me wondering if things will be better in a Blue state. Thoughts?


People talk about so many things that could go wrong but I'm hoping that's not what happens. I just don't know what to think is actually most likely to happen.

What is your most reasonable prediction of what will happen because of Trump's second term?

People talk about so many things that could go wrong but I&#39;m hoping that&#39;s not what happens. I just don&#39;t know what to think is actually most likely to happen.


I’m literally waiting for Rod Serling to come out and tell me I’m getting punked. It’s bad enough to lose with the electoral college but MSNBC just reported that even with California trump could still win the popular vote. I feel like these people have no idea what they’ve done

How can Trump be on track to win the popular vote?


I'm sure most of ya'll saw the hashtag on X however I'm questioning whether it was legal or ethical to do. We saw exactly how quickly that judge dropped the lottery scheme.

Was Musk voted for Trump promotion legal

I&#39;m sure most of ya&#39;ll saw the hashtag on X however I&#39;m questioning whether it was legal or ethical to do. We saw exactly how quickly that judge dropped the lottery scheme.


I voted Republican in my first round of elections in '12 but not in '16 when I could see then that having this idiot run the country was a bad idea. Biden was an excellent pick for '20 and he was my favorite in the primaries too, but Jesus Christ how is the GOP so much worse and somehow... SOMEHOW they are on track to winning popular vote? Concepts of a plan, blowing microphones, Epstein files, almost every day some new scandal and she runs her campaign flawlessly by comparison and still loses? How the actual fuck are there this many idiots who have no concept of what intelligence is and why it's important for, I don't know, possibly the most influential country in the entire fucking planet??????

Former conservative: WTAF America?

I voted Republican in my first round of elections in &#39;12 but not in &#39;16 when I could see then that having this idiot run the country was a bad idea. Biden was an excellent pick for &#39;20 and he was my favorite in the primaries too, but Jesus Christ how is the GOP so much worse and somehow... SOMEHOW they are on track to winning popular vote? Concepts of a plan, blowing microphones, Epstein files, almost every day some new scandal and she runs her campaign flawlessly by comparison and still loses? How the actual fuck are there this many idiots who have no concept of what intelligence is and why it&#39;s important for, I don&#39;t know, possibly the most influential country in the entire fucking planet??????


Not the voters, but the people in Washington and the state houses.  They'd have to be secretly relieved that the whole Trump nightmare is over.  But would they finally have their *Come to Jesus* moment and realize that the conspiracy theories and culture wars aren't working for them, and they've only succeeded in turning their voters into psychopaths?

So if Harris wins, would this finally be a wake-up call for the GOP?

Not the voters, but the people in Washington and the state houses.  They&#39;d have to be secretly relieved that the whole Trump nightmare is over.  But would they finally have their Come to Jesus moment and realize that the conspiracy theories and culture wars aren&#39;t working for them, and they&#39;ve only succeeded in turning their voters into psychopaths?


Today’s an intense one—no sugarcoating it. We’re all watching the results roll in with a mix of hope, nerves, and maybe a bit of exhaustion. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when so much is on the line, but let’s take a moment to step back and remember a few things.

First, we’ve already moved the needle in so many ways. No matter what happens tonight, we’ve seen progress over the last few years that didn’t just happen by chance. It happened because people fought for it, showed up, and stayed engaged. Change is slow, frustratingly so sometimes, but every cycle we’re part of it. Voting is one step—what we’re building goes beyond today.

Second, don’t underestimate the power of a long game. The path to lasting change has always been two steps forward, one step back. Look at history—most of the progress we’ve made came from people who kept showing up, even after tough losses. Our voices aren’t going anywhere after tonight. If we want a future that reflects our values, our support for progressive causes, candidates, and policies will continue regardless of the outcome.

Finally, remember that we’re in this together. The most meaningful changes come from people like us working at every level—in our communities, local elections, and, yes, even in the halls of Congress. It’s not about one candidate or one election; it’s about building a movement that stays strong beyond election cycles.

So let’s hang in there today, support each other, and keep showing up for the values we believe in. Whatever happens tonight, we’ll regroup, we’ll keep fighting, and we’ll keep moving forward.

Election Day 2024: A Few Thoughts to Keep Us Grounded Today.


Assuming these states don’t flip red
(CA CO CT DC DE HI IL MA MD ME3 MI MN NH NJ NM NY OR RI VA VT WA) and there’s not a crazy blue wave in places like Texas or Florida, here are the most reasonable paths to 270+:

PA+NC
PA+GA
PA+AZ
PA+WI+IA
PA+WI+NV
NC+GA
NC+AZ+WI
NC+AZ+NV
NC+AZ+IA
GA+AZ+WI
GA+AZ+NV
GA+AZ+IA
AZ+WI+NV+IA

All the paths to victory for Harris/Walz


Hope this is the right sub for this question -- it arises because I am a liberal and am worried about the outcome of the election.

I know that if no one gets 270 electoral votes the election will then be decided by the House of Representatives. But which House? The House that is currently sitting, or the House that will exist after January 1 when newly elected representatives are seated?

What is no one gets 270 electoral votes?


Trump says Liz Cheney wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her face'


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GOTV Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh with D-Nice, Katy Perry, Andra Day

GOTV Concert with the Harris-Walz Campaign in Phoenix, AZ

Vote for Freedom Rally in Raleigh with James Taylor, Remi Wolf, and Sugarland

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The election’s stakes for global health


I know there are tons of other examples of GOP trying to suppress voting but this is inarguable. Thankfully they failed.

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-fulton-county-voting-elections-republican-aecacf60270810060469f988ff8f7b9b

I'll sum up the article. GOP wanted to prevent election offices from opening for returned mail absentee ballots to get hand delivered. Blue county in Georgia.

Shocking right?

Voter suppression in full swing (state)

I know there are tons of other examples of GOP trying to suppress voting but this is inarguable. Thankfully they failed.

https://apnews.com/article/georgia-fulton-county-voting-elections-republican-aecacf60270810060469f988ff8f7b9b

I&#39;ll sum up the article. GOP wanted to prevent election offices from opening for returned mail absentee ballots to get hand delivered. Blue county in Georgia.

Shocking right?


This might come off as juvenile but I’m sorry it’s just how I see it.

Time and time again the right has exposed themselves without even knowing it.

Choice is such a visceral issue to them. So personal. Well it should be because they hate everything they are not.

They hate Obama because he’s cool, they hate Hollywood and Beyoncé because she has style and they don’t. They hate people who are just effortlessly charming and charismatic…considering they have to try so hard.

 They hate brown people…well because they are racist so they just hate brown people.

They hate women. They hate women a lot. They hate women who have gotten or who will need an abortion in the future. They hate women because they never got laid in highschool. They have received very little female attention and they hate the world because of it.

It’s true. Look at the ones who are most against abortion…not exactly dripping with rizz. They feel if they aren’t getting any no one should…which just confirms they truly believe all women needing an abortion are loose irresponsible whores who make bad decisions. We know that’s not the case, it is however what they believe.

So many of them…especially the psychopathic lunatic running for president would sit at the cool kids table in a heartbeat if invited. Kamala’s right…they not like us.

The right and choice


Does anyone else wonder, if we were to insanely assume that these cheating allegations from 2020 are true, why at least some of the cheating couldn't have been from the right? If it's cause he lost maybe they just weren't good at their "jobs".

We should be very scared that they will cheat,  and they've started laying the groundwork, because they're convinced we'll try to cheat regardless. It's the same reason so many cyclists in the Tour de France take steroids. "That guy's doing it. I can't win if I don't too"

Why not the right?

Does anyone else wonder, if we were to insanely assume that these cheating allegations from 2020 are true, why at least some of the cheating couldn&#39;t have been from the right? If it&#39;s cause he lost maybe they just weren&#39;t good at their &quot;jobs&quot;.

We should be very scared that they will cheat,  and they&#39;ve started laying the groundwork, because they&#39;re convinced we&#39;ll try to cheat regardless. It&#39;s the same reason so many cyclists in the Tour de France take steroids. &quot;That guy&#39;s doing it. I can&#39;t win if I don&#39;t too&quot;


The Freedom To Vote: The Power of Casting a Ballot


Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country


I'm all for waiting for as long as it takes to ensure that Twice Impeached 34x Convicted Felon and Convicted Sexual Abuser (with additional charges pending) Candidate Trump is sent home to deal with his criminal charges, cognitive decline and marital troubles.

He is not and has never been presidential material.

When will we know 2024 election results?

I&#39;m all for waiting for as long as it takes to ensure that Twice Impeached 34x Convicted Felon and Convicted Sexual Abuser (with additional charges pending) Candidate Trump is sent home to deal with his criminal charges, cognitive decline and marital troubles.

He is not and has never been presidential material.


I am happy to hear that Twice Impeached 34x Convicted Felon and Convicted Sexual Abuser (with additional charges pending) Candidate Trump is being denied access to places that he already owes money to for his past rallies due to expenses he never paid for.

Who does he thinks pays for these events?

If you are a billionaire?

Stop grifting your admirers.

Pay your bills and taxes, dude.

Albuquerque Gets Back at Trump for Huge Unpaid Bill by Blocking His Preferred Rally Venue


[https://youtu.be/qFiXn8nhM48?si=j6DJTuXkPJbqQO9u&t=79](https://youtu.be/qFiXn8nhM48?si=j6DJTuXkPJbqQO9u&t=79)

So this was just a small blip on the radar because he definitely benefits from doing and saying so many horrible things every day that no one can keep up.

And it might be easy to downplay this but I really want to emphasize something that people should care about but sadly most don't:

When she flinched away he immediately moved forward more to kiss her anyway. A small movement? Maybe. But it speaks volumes about him that this is his natural, automatic reaction when a girl pulls away from him, dodges or pushes back. We’ve seen him do it before.

I don't know about you, but if my wife, who is always glad to have a kiss or hug were to back away when I tried to, even with all our familiarity, my reaction would be to stop. I might be a little confused and wonder why, just since she is usually fine with it. But my reflexive response certainly wouldn't be to move forward more and kiss her anyway. Even less if it was a date with someone, and even far less if it was a kid I didn't know. Really it's kind of weird trying to kiss someone else's kid in the first place.

But we've grown too used to this from him. Forcing himself on others is just a given for him. Imagine if Biden were still running and he did this. They would play it on loop on fox and everywhere else until election day.

How can anyone deny that the media is sanewashing for trump? He does stuff like this multiple times a day.

https://youtu.be/qFiXn8nhM48?si=j6DJTuXkPJbqQO9u&amp;t=79

So this was just a small blip on the radar because he definitely benefits from doing and saying so many horrible things every day that no one can keep up.

And it might be easy to downplay this but I really want to emphasize something that people should care about but sadly most don&#39;t:

When she flinched away he immediately moved forward more to kiss her anyway. A small movement? Maybe. But it speaks volumes about him that this is his natural, automatic reaction when a girl pulls away from him, dodges or pushes back. We’ve seen him do it before.

I don&#39;t know about you, but if my wife, who is always glad to have a kiss or hug were to back away when I tried to, even with all our familiarity, my reaction would be to stop. I might be a little confused and wonder why, just since she is usually fine with it. But my reflexive response certainly wouldn&#39;t be to move forward more and kiss her anyway. Even less if it was a date with someone, and even far less if it was a kid I didn&#39;t know. Really it&#39;s kind of weird trying to kiss someone else&#39;s kid in the first place.

But we&#39;ve grown too used to this from him. Forcing himself on others is just a given for him. Imagine if Biden were still running and he did this. They would play it on loop on fox and everywhere else until election day.


For Trump supporters and Republican legislators to accept defeat if Harris wins?

I honestly think nothing. Sometimes you see conservatives say "if it's a fair election". Good enough answer but when you've already declared it won't be and are trying to change voting rules and filing lawsuits left and right, then it's pretty much a given 1/6 2.0 will happen.

If Trump wins, you'll get a few loony Antifa folks (I don't think most liberals like them) doing stupid shit, but none of Kamala's run of the mill supporters will riot. That's the difference in my opinion.

What would it take...

For Trump supporters and Republican legislators to accept defeat if Harris wins?

I honestly think nothing. Sometimes you see conservatives say &quot;if it&#39;s a fair election&quot;. Good enough answer but when you&#39;ve already declared it won&#39;t be and are trying to change voting rules and filing lawsuits left and right, then it&#39;s pretty much a given 1/6 2.0 will happen.

If Trump wins, you&#39;ll get a few loony Antifa folks (I don&#39;t think most liberals like them) doing stupid shit, but none of Kamala&#39;s run of the mill supporters will riot. That&#39;s the difference in my opinion.


ONCE upon a time (approximately 4 years ago) I was talking to my politically centrist uncle. I was at his house doing some repairs on his banister, which wasn’t holding up to the rigors of 3 children in the house.  We started talking politics.  Something we typically avoid in my  family.

I told him how I was planning on voting 3rd party for that presidential election.  I was standing on my high horse proclaiming my protest vote, and complaining about how much I hated my options.  That “politicians needed to do better if they wanted to win my vote”.

That’s when he said something to me, turning that day into a core memory.  “I typically vote for whoever is going to get me closer to the finish line”.

Why was this so profound to me?  It feels like it should have been obvious.

HOW often do we hear people talk about choosing the "lesser evil." It’s a phrase that weighs heavily on all of us, making it feel like we’re stuck between two unappealing options. I get it—it’s frustrating and disheartening to feel like you’re settling for someone who doesn’t fully represent your values. But I want to share a different perspective with you: instead of looking at it as picking the lesser of two evils, think of it as voting for the person who can help us get closer to where we want to be.

This has completely changed the way I vote, and the way I feel about voting.  This little change in my thought process has helped me realize that there is no quick way to the finish line.  We aren’t going to travel miles into progress over night.  The fight for freedom and equality is a game of inches. Another way to think about it is climbing up a ladder is a lot slower than falling off a ladder.

I fully believe the phrase “Voting for the lesser evil” is a term coined by bad actors. The number of times it’s been pushed on us through social media is not by accident.  It’s designed to make you feel regret, and resignation.  You don’t have to feel this way. Casting your vote for the candidate that keeps you closer to your goals is a noble thing, and you should be proud of it. Often times you will find when you vote this way your goals come into view faster than you expect.

When I think about my vote in this way, I get a sense of empowerment. I’m not just a passive participant in a flawed system; I’m part of a movement. It encourages me not just to vote but to get involved in my community, to advocate for the policies I believe in, and to engage in conversations that matter. My vote is just one piece of a larger puzzle, and I want to help fit those pieces together.

So, the next time you’re preparing to vote, or if you haven’t yet voted in this election; remember this: you’re not just choosing the lesser evil. You’re making a choice that brings you closer to the future you want to see.

“Vote for whoever gets you closer to your end goal”

ONCE upon a time (approximately 4 years ago) I was talking to my politically centrist uncle. I was at his house doing some repairs on his banister, which wasn’t holding up to the rigors of 3 children in the house.  We started talking politics.  Something we typically avoid in my  family.

I told him how I was planning on voting 3rd party for that presidential election.  I was standing on my high horse proclaiming my protest vote, and complaining about how much I hated my options.  That “politicians needed to do better if they wanted to win my vote”.

That’s when he said something to me, turning that day into a core memory.  “I typically vote for whoever is going to get me closer to the finish line”.

Why was this so profound to me?  It feels like it should have been obvious.

HOW often do we hear people talk about choosing the &quot;lesser evil.&quot; It’s a phrase that weighs heavily on all of us, making it feel like we’re stuck between two unappealing options. I get it—it’s frustrating and disheartening to feel like you’re settling for someone who doesn’t fully represent your values. But I want to share a different perspective with you: instead of looking at it as picking the lesser of two evils, think of it as voting for the person who can help us get closer to where we want to be.

This has completely changed the way I vote, and the way I feel about voting.  This little change in my thought process has helped me realize that there is no quick way to the finish line.  We aren’t going to travel miles into progress over night.  The fight for freedom and equality is a game of inches. Another way to think about it is climbing up a ladder is a lot slower than falling off a ladder.

I fully believe the phrase “Voting for the lesser evil” is a term coined by bad actors. The number of times it’s been pushed on us through social media is not by accident.  It’s designed to make you feel regret, and resignation.  You don’t have to feel this way. Casting your vote for the candidate that keeps you closer to your goals is a noble thing, and you should be proud of it. Often times you will find when you vote this way your goals come into view faster than you expect.

When I think about my vote in this way, I get a sense of empowerment. I’m not just a passive participant in a flawed system; I’m part of a movement. It encourages me not just to vote but to get involved in my community, to advocate for the policies I believe in, and to engage in conversations that matter. My vote is just one piece of a larger puzzle, and I want to help fit those pieces together.

So, the next time you’re preparing to vote, or if you haven’t yet voted in this election; remember this: you’re not just choosing the lesser evil. You’re making a choice that brings you closer to the future you want to see.


Why is the media making more of a deal about Biden saying garbage than Trump's comedian's original comment?  Or any of Trump's actual comments like his racist anti immigration conspiracy theories? Why the double standard?

And how how the hell is this happening? How is he leading the polls? He is a fascist. That shouldn't be controversial to say when you praise Hitler. The media really  is  being complicit in this with the double standard.

I don't understand the double standard.

Why is the media making more of a deal about Biden saying garbage than Trump&#39;s comedian&#39;s original comment?  Or any of Trump&#39;s actual comments like his racist anti immigration conspiracy theories? Why the double standard?

And how how the hell is this happening? How is he leading the polls? He is a fascist. That shouldn&#39;t be controversial to say when you praise Hitler. The media really  is  being complicit in this with the double standard.


6,000 Las Vegas-area voters need to verify their signatures or votes won’t count


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I've noticed a lot of talk in the last two days about potential violence on or just after election day. I'm surprised it hasn't come up sooner.

I suppose it depends on  who wins, but given the events the last time we did this thing, I wouldn't be surprised at all if something happened. I'm actually taking election day and the day after off, because of where I work. I just don't feel comfortable coming in.

Election Day Violence

I&#39;ve noticed a lot of talk in the last two days about potential violence on or just after election day. I&#39;m surprised it hasn&#39;t come up sooner.

I suppose it depends on  who wins, but given the events the last time we did this thing, I wouldn&#39;t be surprised at all if something happened. I&#39;m actually taking election day and the day after off, because of where I work. I just don&#39;t feel comfortable coming in.


Edit: Thank you to everyone who commented with helpful resources. I contacted the League of Women Voters, who helped me discover that I am actually eligible for a limited ballot! I cast my vote this morning :)

Several months ago, my relationship came to an abrupt end due to domestic violence.

I had to move 250 miles away from the city I called home for 12 years, back in with my parents. I have been making an effort to spend quality time with my aging and sickly mother while I'm here, in spite of how unhappy I am with the environment and circumstances that led me here. I took her out for lunch, and I was instantly rewarded by being pulled over on the way there. Rather than issuing me a warning (given that I was in an area that I'm unfamiliar with, had not yet seen a speed limit sign on the road I'd just turned on, was mirroring the speed of others around me, and in spite of the fact that people constantly drive recklessly at 90+ mph on the freeway I had just exited), I was issued a speeding ticket and a stern warning that I'm legally required to update my ID address within 30 days of moving.

I had specifically held off on updating my address because I do not know how long I will be staying with my parents before finding a new place to live, and because I was worried that, due to how close to the election we are, it would interfere with my ability to vote. After the ticket, I felt pressured to update my address in case of legal consequences if I happened to be pulled over again (cops around here don't seem to do much other than treat citizens like piggy banks), so I caved and followed orders. I requested that my voter registration be updated at the same time, thinking that I was dotting my I's and crossing my T's.

I showed up to the local polling station yesterday, completed practice ballot in-hand, and was told that I'm not eligible to vote in this election. I'm not eligible in my prior county of residence. I'm not eligible for statewide office votes that don't have anything to do with my county of residence. I'm not eligible to vote for the fucking president. NOTHING.

I updated my address *one day* after the apparent deadline to be eligible to vote in this election. I've been registered to vote for over 10 years in a different county in the same state I've lived in my entire life, and I've never had an issue previously, so I was not as vigilant as I should have been.

I'm angry at my ex for causing me to have to move. I'm angry at the cop for being a fucking cop. I'm angry at my state's voter registration requirements. I'm angry at myself for not reviewing the rules more closely. I'm just ANGRY, and there's nothing I can do except be better in the future.

#TLDR; Please learn from my mistakes: either update your address *well* in advance, or risk it for the biscuit and leave it out of date long enough to submit your ballot.

:(

P.S. Yes, I'm in therapy already.

Learn from my mistakes - don't lose your ability to vote

Edit: Thank you to everyone who commented with helpful resources. I contacted the League of Women Voters, who helped me discover that I am actually eligible for a limited ballot! I cast my vote this morning :)

Several months ago, my relationship came to an abrupt end due to domestic violence.

I had to move 250 miles away from the city I called home for 12 years, back in with my parents. I have been making an effort to spend quality time with my aging and sickly mother while I&#39;m here, in spite of how unhappy I am with the environment and circumstances that led me here. I took her out for lunch, and I was instantly rewarded by being pulled over on the way there. Rather than issuing me a warning (given that I was in an area that I&#39;m unfamiliar with, had not yet seen a speed limit sign on the road I&#39;d just turned on, was mirroring the speed of others around me, and in spite of the fact that people constantly drive recklessly at 90+ mph on the freeway I had just exited), I was issued a speeding ticket and a stern warning that I&#39;m legally required to update my ID address within 30 days of moving.

I had specifically held off on updating my address because I do not know how long I will be staying with my parents before finding a new place to live, and because I was worried that, due to how close to the election we are, it would interfere with my ability to vote. After the ticket, I felt pressured to update my address in case of legal consequences if I happened to be pulled over again (cops around here don&#39;t seem to do much other than treat citizens like piggy banks), so I caved and followed orders. I requested that my voter registration be updated at the same time, thinking that I was dotting my I&#39;s and crossing my T&#39;s.

I showed up to the local polling station yesterday, completed practice ballot in-hand, and was told that I&#39;m not eligible to vote in this election. I&#39;m not eligible in my prior county of residence. I&#39;m not eligible for statewide office votes that don&#39;t have anything to do with my county of residence. I&#39;m not eligible to vote for the fucking president. NOTHING.

I updated my address one day after the apparent deadline to be eligible to vote in this election. I&#39;ve been registered to vote for over 10 years in a different county in the same state I&#39;ve lived in my entire life, and I&#39;ve never had an issue previously, so I was not as vigilant as I should have been.

I&#39;m angry at my ex for causing me to have to move. I&#39;m angry at the cop for being a fucking cop. I&#39;m angry at my state&#39;s voter registration requirements. I&#39;m angry at myself for not reviewing the rules more closely. I&#39;m just ANGRY, and there&#39;s nothing I can do except be better in the future.

TLDR; Please learn from my mistakes: either update your address well in advance, or risk it for the biscuit and leave it out of date long enough to submit your ballot.

:(

P.S. Yes, I&#39;m in therapy already.


Harris returns to the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally to make her closing argument


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"I can't even be mad. I'm impressed."

I saw a thread earlier and the comments are so confident. I was that confident in 2016, but we know how that turned out.

I love the confidence but I feel like I'm going to need to dose on something to keep my nerves in check. I'm envious of how some of you are managing to be so positive.

How are some of you so confident?

&quot;I can&#39;t even be mad. I&#39;m impressed.&quot;

I saw a thread earlier and the comments are so confident. I was that confident in 2016, but we know how that turned out.

I love the confidence but I feel like I&#39;m going to need to dose on something to keep my nerves in check. I&#39;m envious of how some of you are managing to be so positive.


I’m finally registering and voting today, yet I’m still very nervous and pessimistic about the election since 2016. Do any of you have confidence she will likely win, by faith or by any reasoning (if you have reasoning, it would be great if you could explain it)

Kamala supporters, are you confident she will win? If so why


JD Vance on the Puerto Rican joke by the Trump campaign's vetted speaker whom they're trying to distance themselves from:

Sen. JD Vance said Monday that while he hadn't heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate's New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to "stop getting so offended."

1. You didn't hear it? You were there!

2. Really? So anything is fair game to say and people can't get offended? We're all just snowflakes? Wasn't he praising Jesus at the VP debate?

There are reasonable Republican politicians out there. I may disagree with their views but they're essentially decent humans. The VAST majority, decent or MAGA, are fucking cowards right now (pardon my French) for defending this nonsense.

Your future VP?

JD Vance on the Puerto Rican joke by the Trump campaign&#39;s vetted speaker whom they&#39;re trying to distance themselves from:

Sen. JD Vance said Monday that while he hadn&#39;t heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate&#39;s New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to &quot;stop getting so offended.&quot;

You didn&#39;t hear it? You were there!

Really? So anything is fair game to say and people can&#39;t get offended? We&#39;re all just snowflakes? Wasn&#39;t he praising Jesus at the VP debate?

There are reasonable Republican politicians out there. I may disagree with their views but they&#39;re essentially decent humans. The VAST majority, decent or MAGA, are fucking cowards right now (pardon my French) for defending this nonsense.


Californians head to Nevada and Arizona to knock on doors for Harris


I've only heard sound bites of the MSG rally. I don't usually speak for minorities as a white person, and can't pretend I understand the minority experience in this country. But if any black, or especially brown, people heard the travesty last night, I don't see how they could vote for that guy.

Unbelievable...sort of

I&#39;ve only heard sound bites of the MSG rally. I don&#39;t usually speak for minorities as a white person, and can&#39;t pretend I understand the minority experience in this country. But if any black, or especially brown, people heard the travesty last night, I don&#39;t see how they could vote for that guy.


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I know there is no guarantee that we have this election for sure anyway. But aside from election odds, I think it's hard to deny that republicans at many levels have plans to interfere with the election. At the vote through changing laws, voter intimidation, closing polling places, de-registering people, during the processing through legal challenges of fraud claims, trying to stop votes early, or maybe direct tampering, and legal challenges afterward (if they haven't won by then) and possibly another coup attempt.

Which of their schemes do you think pose the biggest threats? Which ones do you think are going to be attempted, and which do you think have a strong chance of working?

How far do you think republican efforts to interfere with the election process will go? And which ones do you think will cause the most trouble?

I know there is no guarantee that we have this election for sure anyway. But aside from election odds, I think it&#39;s hard to deny that republicans at many levels have plans to interfere with the election. At the vote through changing laws, voter intimidation, closing polling places, de-registering people, during the processing through legal challenges of fraud claims, trying to stop votes early, or maybe direct tampering, and legal challenges afterward (if they haven&#39;t won by then) and possibly another coup attempt.

Which of their schemes do you think pose the biggest threats? Which ones do you think are going to be attempted, and which do you think have a strong chance of working?


But those nasty Democrats always acting violent. Guaranteed this will be rampant and intimidation will come largely from one side. Disgusting. Pummeling a 69 year old man for trying to enforce Texas laws.

https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-worker-assaulted-texas-voting-8b601acad1bb0d3cdb780d8e6dc2cb69?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

A day of love...

But those nasty Democrats always acting violent. Guaranteed this will be rampant and intimidation will come largely from one side. Disgusting. Pummeling a 69 year old man for trying to enforce Texas laws.

https://apnews.com/article/2024-election-worker-assaulted-texas-voting-8b601acad1bb0d3cdb780d8e6dc2cb69?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share


Editor at large resigns as paper breaks 30 years of tradition in refusing to endorse presidential candidates


Having sent letters, canvassed, and cast my vote for Kamala and Tim, I'm left nervous and worried. We're depending on you folks in the battlegrounds to carry the day. I may not be able to help there, but I am trying to take the House by canvassing this last weekend in one of the most contested races in the country.

What are you doing at the end to make the difference? Let's not just vote, let's work to win this thing!

Once more unto the breach, dear friends...

Having sent letters, canvassed, and cast my vote for Kamala and Tim, I&#39;m left nervous and worried. We&#39;re depending on you folks in the battlegrounds to carry the day. I may not be able to help there, but I am trying to take the House by canvassing this last weekend in one of the most contested races in the country.

What are you doing at the end to make the difference? Let&#39;s not just vote, let&#39;s work to win this thing!


As scary as this whole thing is, it's quite literally the most fascinating social experiment in my 47 years on this rock. It's unequivocally objectively inarguably clear that there is only ONE candidate worthy of voting for, regardless of how much you hate minorities. You're gonna vote for someone over their views about paying 3 cents more in taxes for a couple of transgender prisoners to change their sex? This is actually a current law that Trump never got rid of, but it's bad campaigning to bring this up. Or the belief it is Biden's fault that eggs went up in price? Even if true, try explaining tariffs and trade wars to someone without a GED.

I'm no nationalist but I also don't want us to become the laughingstock of the whole globe, as they run over us economically. I'm old enough to remember when Russia was the USSR and for those not old enough to remember, you may still live long enough  to see it happen again.

Great book or movie..terrifying reality

As scary as this whole thing is, it&#39;s quite literally the most fascinating social experiment in my 47 years on this rock. It&#39;s unequivocally objectively inarguably clear that there is only ONE candidate worthy of voting for, regardless of how much you hate minorities. You&#39;re gonna vote for someone over their views about paying 3 cents more in taxes for a couple of transgender prisoners to change their sex? This is actually a current law that Trump never got rid of, but it&#39;s bad campaigning to bring this up. Or the belief it is Biden&#39;s fault that eggs went up in price? Even if true, try explaining tariffs and trade wars to someone without a GED.

I&#39;m no nationalist but I also don&#39;t want us to become the laughingstock of the whole globe, as they run over us economically. I&#39;m old enough to remember when Russia was the USSR and for those not old enough to remember, you may still live long enough  to see it happen again.


Democratic super PAC jumps into Texas Senate race to boost Colin Allred


America? We do not need this man in our White House.

Please fight for America by voting!

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Is it too late to make flags?


Typical Two Time Impeached 34x Convicted Felon and Sexual Abuser Candidate Trump. He will never change.

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It’s the main reason why humans learned not to poop in our water supply, possibly the basis, for civilization itself.

And yet it gets in there still.

Having an untrained “special” employee with incontinence would conceivably increase the risk factor for the spread of this bacteria.

A properly fitting adult diaper and regular and thorough cleaning would minimize that risk.

No one with this condition should be subject to prejudice. ￼

Incontinence, by its very definition means that the person can’t help it.

A sloppy employee, who doesn’t wash their hands, even if they don’t suffer from incontinence, can spread this disease. ￼

That’s why we see all those signs in every restaurant bathroom.

It is really almost all about handwashing, maybe someone who doesn’t believe in the theory of germs, like someone who would refuse to wear a mask, even while visiting the sick ward of a hospital during a pandemic, it’s the same sort of person that would refuse to wash their hands after scratching inside their dirty diaper.

I don’t know, I’m just asking.

I am interested in how it happened that immediately after McDonald’s allowed an untrained employee to pretend to work for just a few short hours, that this deadly bacteria was released.

￼

McDonald’s serving up E. coli


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While the beluga whale hands out million dollar checks at his own rallies for Agent Orange. Richest man in the world, and serial conspiracy theorist, has been promised a top government position. What could go wrong?

And Dems are interfering with elections?


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I’m registered in NC where I lived and worked and voted before moving overseas. Last month, I emailed in the federal form to request a ballot and never heard back. This weekend, I re-sent the form. The election board person claimed she had sent me a link to fill out a ballot in September, but when  I looked closer at the email she forwarded me, she had actually sent the link to herself last month. My email was not in the “to” part, hers was.

I say this, because if you are a US citizen living overseas and you do not have your ballot yet, try again. Make sure to remind them that it is the law that you can vote from overseas. Don’t let a clerical error hold you back. I almost gave up because I thought I was just being disenfranchised, but I‘m so glad I tried again.

ETA: I went back and forth with the election official and discovered the actual problem. She had sent the email to herself and included every overseas voter in a bcc. This meant that my spam fliter must have blocked the email. I’m sure this happened to a huge portion of the other voters, so I will insist that the situation be rectified. The only way to ensure that people’s spam filter doesn’t block the email is if it is NOT a mass mailing, done improperly.

Again, if you didn’t receive your ballot, chase it up until you do. :)

I was able to vote as an overseas citizen, after one setback


Trump threatening to subpoena and yank the license of CBS for editing Harris's 60 minutes interview is so ridiculous. Yet somehow not even top 50 dumbest things he's said THIS MONTH.

Sad thing is his base must believe that's an actual thing that can be done. We're so fucking doomed if the coin flip lands on the wrong side.

I'm not a lawyer, but...

Trump threatening to subpoena and yank the license of CBS for editing Harris&#39;s 60 minutes interview is so ridiculous. Yet somehow not even top 50 dumbest things he&#39;s said THIS MONTH.

Sad thing is his base must believe that&#39;s an actual thing that can be done. We&#39;re so fucking doomed if the coin flip lands on the wrong side.


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I've been hate watching a lot of conservative stuff and a common theme I've noticed is that a lot of them seem to borrow their politics from 3 places: 2016, the 1950's and other conservative sources. And believe me, I wasn't born or sentient enough to know what those years were but even i can tell that's where they're getting it from. Has anyone else noticed this?

A thing I've noticed.

I&#39;ve been hate watching a lot of conservative stuff and a common theme I&#39;ve noticed is that a lot of them seem to borrow their politics from 3 places: 2016, the 1950&#39;s and other conservative sources. And believe me, I wasn&#39;t born or sentient enough to know what those years were but even i can tell that&#39;s where they&#39;re getting it from. Has anyone else noticed this?


First, anytime there is something significant that happens with this whole race; the debate, an interview, etc. she doesn't speak to me at all. It will take her until next week before she even acknowledges my presence. (She's older. Gotta be mid/late 50s.)

I actually forgot the interview was on yesterday. Things were just so busy for me between work and my kids, I just didn't keep up with much of anything. I read some of the articles today about how it went.

My coworker has done nothing but go from conservative buddy to conservative buddy and just rage about what was said. Everything Harris does and says is wrong. Why watch at all?! It's self-flagellation at this point. Someone finally asked her where she gets her information from. "I mean, I keep news on my phone all day long, I just listen to it on my headphones." Fox News. All day long. My alcoholic grandfather put himself in the grave doing the exact same thing.

In the last half hour or so, it's turned into "both sides are going crazy." Yea...both sides. Just listening to music and swaying.

It's just completely bananas to me. Entertaining overall. I can't help but be tickled by how manic they become.

Conservative coworker is amped after Harris' interview

First, anytime there is something significant that happens with this whole race; the debate, an interview, etc. she doesn&#39;t speak to me at all. It will take her until next week before she even acknowledges my presence. (She&#39;s older. Gotta be mid/late 50s.)

I actually forgot the interview was on yesterday. Things were just so busy for me between work and my kids, I just didn&#39;t keep up with much of anything. I read some of the articles today about how it went.

My coworker has done nothing but go from conservative buddy to conservative buddy and just rage about what was said. Everything Harris does and says is wrong. Why watch at all?! It&#39;s self-flagellation at this point. Someone finally asked her where she gets her information from. &quot;I mean, I keep news on my phone all day long, I just listen to it on my headphones.&quot; Fox News. All day long. My alcoholic grandfather put himself in the grave doing the exact same thing.

In the last half hour or so, it&#39;s turned into &quot;both sides are going crazy.&quot; Yea...both sides. Just listening to music and swaying.

It&#39;s just completely bananas to me. Entertaining overall. I can&#39;t help but be tickled by how manic they become.


Anderson Cooper Tells Trump Surrogate To His Face On Live TV: That’s ‘Just Bulls**t’


Biden cancels $4.5 billion in public workers' student loans


A Trump town hall devolves into a wedding reception with 200 MAGAs dancing to the Village People

Isn't it ironic?


I heard about this Ave Maria concert he did yesterday in Pennsylvania. Telling people about how weird it is does it no justice. It's straight cult shit. Way worse than whatever  else I've ever seen from MAGA before. Fast forward to about 1 hour 50.
https://www.youtube.com/live/c-FhvhdVSZE?feature=shared

What the F?! this IS the weirdest town hall

I heard about this Ave Maria concert he did yesterday in Pennsylvania. Telling people about how weird it is does it no justice. It&#39;s straight cult shit. Way worse than whatever  else I&#39;ve ever seen from MAGA before. Fast forward to about 1 hour 50.
https://www.youtube.com/live/c-FhvhdVSZE?feature=shared


When after years of trying, no pregnancy is forth coming, reproductive assistance like IVF makes a huge difference for couples. But now, the uber Christians among us, including some judges, are demanding we leap over the separation of church and state and require EVERYONE to live in a Christian theocracy where eggs are judged to be the equal of fetuses.

Votingfor the GOP is becoming a vote for submission, subjugation to theology, to misguided male domination. But if the few, the brave, the kind and loving men who see women not as chattle, but as equal citizens, then they need to speak up with their votes.

Because we are facing a dark future for pregnant or infertile couples. You may know them as part of your family. Vote for people to make their own life choices, vote for her FOR HER. VOTE so that female and her partner can finally welcome a baby into their lives. Vote to be proud of that woman in your life who will be able to live her life as SHE chooses; not as some hack politician in the State Legislature was paid to vote to deny her those choices. Vote for ALL the Hers and Shes in your life.

VOTE FOR HER

Are you a male who knows a female? A Dad? Grandpa? Brother? Son? Uncle?


Thank goodness!

Just think about it.

In all of these years?

Voter fraud was investigated and found to be minimal, if any.

34x Conviced Felon Candidate Trump can't stand the idea of not getting back in the White House:

■ to destroy our constitution,

■ implement the [Mandate for Leadership | The Conservative Promise | Project 2025](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24088042-project-2025s-mandate-for-leadership-the-conservative-p), where his name is mentioned 300+ times,

■ continue to allow his rich friends to build on and drill through our parks and destroy habitats like he did before,

■ violate the emoluments clause and use the Government like a money making machine,

■ use the Government, our Military and Department of Justice to fulfill his autocratic fantasies, perform revenge attacks and the imprisonment / deportation of those he dislikes, and

■ continue violations

He said so.

He is telling us who he is.

Listen to him.

Local board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify election results, judge rules

Thank goodness!

Just think about it.

In all of these years?

Voter fraud was investigated and found to be minimal, if any.

34x Conviced Felon Candidate Trump can&#39;t stand the idea of not getting back in the White House:

■ to destroy our constitution,

■ implement the Mandate for Leadership | The Conservative Promise | Project 2025, where his name is mentioned 300+ times,

■ continue to allow his rich friends to build on and drill through our parks and destroy habitats like he did before,

■ violate the emoluments clause and use the Government like a money making machine,

■ use the Government, our Military and Department of Justice to fulfill his autocratic fantasies, perform revenge attacks and the imprisonment / deportation of those he dislikes, and

■ continue violations

He said so.

He is telling us who he is.

Listen to him.


Please check your registration and vote blue America!

Trump’s GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules


Swastika flags flown during Donald Trump boat parade in Florida


Fuck the person doing this and fuck you to  the guy they interviewed! He doesn't understand why the town is spending money on stopping this? If someone projected a Harris image on the tank, I have no doubt they would be considering destroying the tank.

Town responds to Trump logo projected onto water tower

Fuck the person doing this and fuck you to  the guy they interviewed! He doesn&#39;t understand why the town is spending money on stopping this? If someone projected a Harris image on the tank, I have no doubt they would be considering destroying the tank.


I'm so tired of this...

Of everything...

I hate Tennessee, Tennessee hates me, but I can't leave. It's destroying my mental and emotional health

I&#39;m so tired of this...

Of everything...


And other southern states really, and I hope I’m not being offensive. I know these are some of the most heavily African American populated states, but they are also some of the most red states. Is it just a matter of voter suppression? Why can’t someone like a Stacy Abrams do some work in those states to get democrats registered? Or at the people of color in those states also conservative?

Question about Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana


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Harris releases medical report, drawing contrast with Trump


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Almost all indicators are showing a movement towards Trump. Recent polling shows Trump gaining ground in the blue wall states, prediction models are showing a shift towards Trump, and betting odds are shifting dramatically in Trump’s favor. Without any debates going forward, I generally don’t know what hope I’m supposed to have that things are going to get better for Harris over the next 4 weeks.

Is anyone else concerned with recent polling?