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Surge in Democratic enthusiasm raises hopes of winning swing states
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Semi-rural Pennsylvania checking in.
The amount of Trump propaganda in houses and vehicles still feels lower than prior election cycles. Seems to largely be the same people from the last 2 elections. I see more flags, but less plastered pickups, and what I do see feels more subtle.
It feels the die-hards are still all in, but the fringe here is weakened, so I'm remaining hopeful. I've got way too many trumpers on both sides of the family, but they don't have the same level of hype as years prior. A few seem to be waivering on voting at all.
Moms for Liberty got booted from the one local school board and the other got rid of that 1649 program or whatever it was called, so local elections is a reddish purple county have been going mostly Dem.
It's still far from concerning, and there is a lot more red Pennsyltucky out there, but my county and the neighboring ones have more people/voters than they do. I won't breathe a sigh of relief until I see Trump and crew hopefully struggle for relevancy after the inauguration though.
My parents are doing a write in instead of voting for Trump again, so I consider that a win
I agree with you. Any vote he doesn't get is a positive in my book.
It's the same reason the other interests try to get Dem voters to stay home, vote third party, etc. Even if they can't win you over, it's another vote their opponent isn't getting.
I'm going to ask you to do something uncomfortable. Something more of us should be doing when we have time:
Go out and volunteer. Online texting and email services are annoying. Hell, I know I get enough of them. BUT, very few people won't vote because of them, while a larger percentage will be at least reminded and raise the chance of higher turnout. Moreover, get even a little involved in local politics, including getting the people around you to polling booths.
I want us all to put aside our differences and work together past the Presidency. WE can change this country together.
I'd love to find someone to help. The ones I meet that don't vote seem to really be totally off put by the idea. It's like I'm asking them to come help me move or something. Since we went to mail in voting being a thing, it really cuts down on the valid excuses.
I still encourage everyone to be active and I'll explain candidates positions and such. Researching local elections is much harder than it needs to be, even for someone like myself that is politically active. I just get amazed at the number of people who don't see any difference between candidates and can't even be bothered to fill in a few bubbles on a form.