#AND VOTE BLUE LOCALLY TOO

[cryptvokeeper]

you don’t wanna vote for Biden? Fine. I disagree with you but fine.

but for the love of all things good and worth living for, VOTE BLUE FOR YOUR HOUSE/SENATE REPRESENTATIVES.

if trumps gonna become president, AT LEAST make it harder for him and the Republican Party to pass laws that will make the lives of women, people of color, LGBT people, poor people, immigrants, and people with disabilities harder, if not downright kill people.

[vintageseawitch]

extremely useful little tool for comparison. please check out r/Defeat_Project_2025 on reddit for more info & resources. share as much as you can.

STOP PROJECT 2025/AGENDA 47. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!! CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS OFTEN, MORE THAN ONCE, BEFORE THE ELECTION.

[dont-lick-my-vote]

via X: [Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris - Today, I signed the forms officially declaring my candidacy for President of the United States.

I will work hard to earn every vote.

And in November, our people-powered campaign will win.

*picture of Kamala Harris signing a document*]

[ltsaradharkness]

Remember remember the fifth of November.

No really, vote by or on the fifth. As soon as I can vote early I am. (For. Couple reasons but ) It's the 5th of November.

[dont-lick-my-foot]

Cannot BELIEVE I came back to this place for the first time in weeks just for the first ad I see to be an ad telling me to vote for the felon

Lmao nah sorry I vote in favor of human rights, not whatever THAT is supposed to be

[mollypaup]

i do not talk about politics online for a variety of reasons, top amongst them being that i think the most effective way to make an impact on someone's views is to have a one-on-one conversation with them. And i am personally most well versed in local politics because living in a conservative area means that i am fighting an uphill battle both ways trying to convince someone that actually the more liberal candidate is the one who is advocating for policies that will positively effect you, i promise, and i have to have specific instances i can cite as proof for these conversations to be really meaningful. but because of this specific way i engage with politics, sometimes i see posts on this webbed site that makes me go "why are you even talking. what are you aiming for. what do you Want."

[eevyerndracaneon]

Ykw deleting that post

It had less than fifty notes it's not worth it daring to spread defeatist ideology towards voting blue

Keep voting blue. Don't let the Republicans win. Anywhere. In any seat.

[vintageseawitch]

this cannot be said enough: even if you voted for trump in both 2016 & 2020, but you're voting for Harris/Walz this year, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME HERE. we need all the help we can get. if you've voted Republican for MULTIPLE decades but you plan on voting for Harris/Walz this year, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME HERE.

centrists, moderates, libertarians, liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, even if you consider yourself far left, no matter how you politically identify but plan to make sure trump doesn't win: YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME HERE.

PLEASE DON'T BE AN ERNST THÄLMANN. DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT PROJECT 2025/AGENDA 47. you're ALL welcome here if you want to fight for our democracy. check your voter registration status often (as many times as possible) & vote early if you can. talk to friends, make a day of it. LET'S DO THIS!!

[sniperct]

"I live in a red state my vote doesn't ma-"

If your vote didn't matter they wouldn't try so hard to make it harder to vote in red states. Voting in red states can turn them into swing states like Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona. And voting in blue states can keep them from becoming swing states.

California used to be Red. Texas was Blue long ago. Florida was once a swing state. Obama took Indiana but it's gone redder since. Ten years ago Arizona and Georgia going blue was unthinkable.

Things change and we can make them change.

And that's before getting into more local elections. Turning cities blue, the state legislature.

Red states have flipped blue in recent years at those levels too.

Because people vote, and if we vote in high enough numbers we can turn a tight election into a walk in the park. If we vote in high enough numbers, we can turn a loss into a win. So many good things have happened in states where someone won by like 100 votes. (arizona is one)

[thosemotivationalquotes]

Friendly reminder that almost half of the states in the U.S. have same day registration! This means you can go to the polling center for your location, register there, and cast your vote same day. So if you are over 18, are a U.S. citizen, and live in one of the states listed below, it is not too late to register and vote! I’m going to put notes for some of the states where voting is extra important due to the political climate of the state. *Please note that every state has its own rules and requirements for same day registration and voting, some are only for early voting, or have very specific ID requirements. Make sure to research your state specifically before showing up to the polls

California

Colorado

Connecticut

D.C.

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa - recent polls indicate state could flip from red to blue

Maine

Maryland

Michigan - swing state! Could go red or blue!

Minnesota

Montana

Nevada - swing state! Could go red or blue!

New Hampshire

New Mexico

North Carolina - swing state! Could go red or blue - same day registration allowed only for early voting

North Dakota - voter registration not required

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin - swing state! Could go red or blue

Wyoming

You can go here for more info on voter registration

I also have a huge list of voting resources here

[dont-lick-my-foot]

always, always vote, even if you think it won’t help!

look at the margins in Texas, a state known for being red:

source: 270towin

Texas voted in favor of mitt romney by 15.8 percentage points in 2012. in 2016, trump won the state by 9 percentage points. compare that to 2020, where trump won Texas by only 5.6 percentage points. if more people living in Texas choose to go vote despite the tendency of Texas to go red in the past, that gap could continue to decrease. not only that, but we could, someday, see Texas turn blue! Texas has 40 electoral votes (+2 for this decade, due to the reapportionment after the 2020 census). that's certainly nothing to sneeze at.

if you'd rather take the pessimistic approach, I don't blame you. but let me just say this: even if Texas never goes blue, just think of how much time and energy the republicans might pour into trying to make sure they keep Texas and its 40 electoral votes as the margins become more narrow instead of focusing on swing states.

hey my besties who live in red states: id like you to go out and vote anyway.

yeah, the electoral college means your vote doesn't count unless you win your state. it's a terrible undemocratic bullshit system. it's not going to change before this election,* so there isn't much point in complaining about it right now.

if you hold the belief that there's no point in voting because your voice will just be downed out by a chorus of bigotry- chances are other people in your state feel the same way. and because those people are not voting, it's impossible to know how many of you there are. the reason it's important to vote EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE is to make this number public.

when the minority in a state still goes out to vote:

- other members of the minority party know they aren't alone in their state. this encourages MORE people to vote in the next election

- the majority candidates are forced to divert some of their campaign resources away from swing states to secure a state they were already going to win

- the minority candidates are encouraged to spend some time campaigning in your state instead of abandoning it as a lost cause

- assuming you also vote in local elections, the minority is more likely to win representatives in the house

- who knows there might be so many of you that you fucking flip it by mistake

there has been a 700% increase in new daily voter registrations in the few days since Biden dropped out of the race.

thousands of people are deciding, right now, that voting is worth it. some of them live in your state. there is going to be a spike in blue votes across the country. this election is going to have the youngest voter turnout in history. this is the best possible time to join them. join us.

what have you got to lose? one afternoon?

[therulerofallpotatos]

It's always so interesting whenever I'm in a class on a Topic right; the psychology of prejudice, disability counseling, sex psychology, any women and gender class, history of autism, etc etc and the inevitable class discussion of "what are some ways we can combat ignorance and discrimination?" and without fail most of the class goes "just educate people" and while that's a worthy goal and a very good method...it also sometimes feels like we are ignoring the fact that the reason "just educate them" worked so well on the people present in that room at that time is because we are all literally academics who sign up for classes like psychology of prejudice, disability counseling, and sex psychology.

If just telling somebody that a thing they believe is racist worked, we'd have a way easier time getting people to stop saying racist things and that's including well-meaning people who are not interested in being unfair or prejudiced to others. it is simply more complicated than that and it sometimes feels like there's a lack of self-awareness amongst the "study self-awareness" group.

[dont-lick-my-foot]

Joe Biden has announced that he will end his re-election campaign and has endorsed Kamala Harris

See his tweets about it here: one & two

in the first one, he shared the following:

[Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

July 21, 2024

My Fellow Americans,

Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.

Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We've made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We've provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.

I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We've protected and preserved our Democracy. And we've revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.

It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.

I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.

For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.

I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can't do – when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America.

{signed by Joe Biden}]

this is also a great time to remind y'all to visit vote.gov to check your voter registration, laws and deadlines in your state, and to find out how to register to vote!

[rosielindy]

Quick update on get out the vote efforts for Indiana. I ended up writing 50 letters to voters in NW Indiana. Purple envelopes for women’s suffrage (and our state’s true political leaning) and hummingbirds for joy and hope. I wanted RBG stamps but could not get them in time.

My next post will be about what I’m doing this week a little closer to home in Central Indiana. Having Covid still sucks but it gave me time to reflect on some options that panned out within minutes of asking. I’m so excited to be making an impact, however small, to move the needle in Indiana. Don’t count us out yet!

We are not a red state. We are a purple state with a turnout problem.

LFG, Indiana!!!! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[alcoholodeck]

This makes me hopeful, but DO NOT make the mistake of thinking "my vote doesn't matter" or "oh, i don't need to vote because we're safe" or the creeping conservative psyop that "both sides are the same" because Biden has some awful conservative views. yeah, he's not doing enough to stop the genocide in Gaza. and that's horrendous and history will not look on that fondly. but he's also not on the knife edge of nuking Gaza. he's not foaming at the mouth to hand Ukraine to Russia. he's not fearmongering about refugees or trying to reinstate the Muslim Ban that Trump literally signed and would gleefully do again.

This presidential election is entirely about harm reduction. Nobody loves voting for "the lesser of two evils" but make no mistake that there IS a lesser and greater evil here. every vote counts. and every voter who stays at home (without filling out a mail in ballot) or "votes their conscience" by picking a third party candidate who unfortunately simply does not stand a chance, is risking the literal end of American democracy (not to mention the catastrophic effects that would have globally).

If you have enough moral fiber to not want to support Biden, what you can do instead of throwing away your vote is to begrudgingly vote for Biden to stop the worst case scenario and then GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. Organize protests. Donate to reputable organizations helping Palestinians in Gaza. Run for office! I offhandedly replied to a text message two months ago about potentially being interested in getting involved in a local office and people will not stop asking me if I want materials, documentation, help and guidance on how to run for a local political position. You CAN run for local office. You CAN organize protests and make your voice heard. You CAN advocate for and create real change from the bottom up. And that starts with preserving democracy as best we can at the top and making ripples that turn into waves from the ground level.

Stay hopeful, stay smart, don't fall for voter apathy psyops, and BE the change you want to see in your community

“Trump can’t win the general election with 78% of the Republican vote. In 2020, Trump got 94% of the Republican vote and lost. The country would be well served if most of the Haley voters either voted for Biden, voted third party, stayed home or wrote somebody in for president. They don’t have to vote for Biden to thwart Trump. Even Fox “News” has admitted that Trump can’t win without Haley’s supporters. Another symptom of Trump fatigue is that Mike Pence has declined to endorse his candidacy. This is huge news. What if Al Gore had refused to endorse Biden? In addition, 41 out of 44 Trump cabinet members have declined to endorse him. These are the people who know Trump best. This gives millions of Republicans a permission slip to not vote for Trump in November.”

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Republicans In Disarray - Why Trump Won’t Win

I don’t believe we can take a single moment’s rest until he is vanquished, and I’m terrified he will find a way to successfully execute the coup this time, but this writer has some good observations that can help keep us focused.

[orcelito]

Also I realized the election is in just three and a half goddamn weeks [nervous laughing] so I went looking for places I could vote

Day-of would be harder for me bc of my class schedule, so I'm gonna try to do an early voting thing. Found a place that's open nearly every weekday between now and the election, which means plenty of opportunities!!!! Might vote as early as this week, if my schedule works for it. I wanna get it out of the way earlier rather than later Just In Case there are any hiccups (like too long of lines or whatever).

Worst case scenario, I could vote day-of and just miss my 2nd class (probable scenario unless the lines are Very Fast, which they wouldn't be that time and day). Voting is definitely more important than one single class. BUT I'm gonna try to do what I can to vote before that. 🫡