#VOTE DAMMIT

[tigergingicat]

I am an elections clerk.

I give up two days of the year to be paid less than MA minimum wage (more than US minimum wage) to keep a polling place open for 15 hours. I watch my warden set up the ballot box. I make sure that observers have a place to sit and don't invade the privacy of voters. I make sure the AutoMark is functional. I tell little kids that they can watch their parents vote but can't tell them how to vote. I make sure that I can hear the inspectors repeat back the information proving that they're checking off the correct person on the ballot-received list. I give people "I Voted" stickers and tell them to remind their neighbors to vote.

At the end of the night, the warden and I print out the unofficial results, sign them, and post them for observers. I fill in the tally sheets and hand-count ballots that the machine couldn't read.

And, above all, I make sure no-one in my polling place is trying to coerce another person's vote.

And I am always sad each election because people don't think their vote matters and I might get 10-30% of registered voters turning up.

Your vote matters. If it weren't important for you to vote, I wouldn't be making my little corner of my little purple city safe for you to vote in.

And if the guy who wants to take away your voting rights becomes President, your only hope is that the people in Congress will stop him - and they're on the ballot too.

(There are a bunch of important downballot things in MA this year, BTW. Primaries for those are in September.)

[dchan87]

People on this site will get rightfully worried about Project 2025 and then disregard the best way to prevent it from happening.

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

Seriously, if this 101-year-old lady who's been alive since Jim Crow and segregation is able to get out and vote. Then I don't see why someone younger or those who claim to be so-called " Activists " can't do the same thing.

No more damned excuses.

[short-wooloo]

If I see anyone blaming Biden for student loan forgiveness being struck down I'm gonna lose my shit

Because if you think this is Biden's fault, you're a vapid fucking dumbass

The republicans have fought against loan forgiveness from the start

The republicans filed lawsuits against it

The republicans took it to scotus

And the republican controlled scotus is the one that struck it down

Biden did not have the power to just snap his fingers and make student debt go away, the office of the president is not a king

And don't you fucking dare say anything about "bIdEn CoUlD hAvE eXpAnDeD tHe CoUrT"

NO, HE FUCKING COULDN'T

THAT'S NOT HOW IT FUCKING WORKS

60 votes, the Democrats have 51

Biden and the Democrats are not to Blame here, it's the republicans, it's fucking always the republicans

Vote blue in 24, vote blue no matter what, every election

[vincent-marie]

Just a reminder at this election season to ALWAYS be skeptical of unsolicited messages claiming you're not registered to vote & asking for your information.

Because this is what I got when I typed that so-called .org address:

And this is the result I got when I tried looking up the phone number that sent me that message:

DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO WEBSITES CLAIMING TO BE LEGIT ABOUT YOUR VOTE!!

We keep telling you to beware of psyops, especially after 2016, same applies to unsolicited links. There are legit websites where you can check & double-check your voter registration on your own time.

I still say that because people are suddenly & "mysteriously" unregistered, check your registration status every couple weeks or so leading up to the election. Make sure you're good to go for whatever method you choose: absentee, early voting, or voting on election day.

[musicalhell]

"Voting does nothing! We have to burn the entire system down!"

Great, so instead of tyranny you're offering civil war. I don't know how to explain to you why I, a mother of two children who has never fired or owned anything more deadly than a bow and arrow set, see that as a lateral move at best.

[fayeandknight]

Voted! Here's a crappy picture of Forte after we left the polls

Huge thank you to our local poll workers, who were both helpful and respectful. And also to all poll workers who help the American people make their voices heard.

Anyway, time to go watch V for Vendetta and try not to freak out as the results come in.

[twilight-pixel]

I'm gonna be so fucking annoying about politics until the election is over because if we lose life will be even more miserable than it already is and I just kinda' don't want that? Hot take, I know.

[cheesebongdynasty]

If you value value women's rights, LGBT rights, democracy, or minimalizing civilian casualties in war, you'll vote Blue.

If you care more about a "protest vote" than these issues, then you are NOT a "progressive."

[tigergingicat]

The Electoral College

I'd like to remind all of you that in almost every one of the 50 states, all of the electoral votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state.

Here's a map based on polling showing how electoral votes would most likely be divided if the election were held today (September 21):

If your state is beige, pink, or light blue, your vote is even more essential than if you live in a dark blue state like mine. If you live in a red state, you can change that to pink if there's a large enough turnout for Harris.

Here's a URL to keep checking the predictions:

[dchan87]

I am thrilled that we're on the cusp of electing Kamala Harris.

I am also bitter that Joe got chased out of the race based on one bad debate, knowing we would've won regardless.

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

Basically a in-depth look of how Project 2025 will deeply FUCKED Over black people and will seriously harm black Americans. By making America " White " again and into a White only Christian Fundamentalist government controlled theocratic nation.

This shit isn't a joke and is terrifying as hell.

Literally, this plan is every white supremacist and Neo-Nazis dream come true.

FUCKING VOTE!

[tribblesoup]

So...

I voted for a candidate who was less than perfect

Some policies I don't like might go into effect

Some online friends are mad at me

I got called angry names on Tumblr

Most damning of all, I think I can live with it.

[vincent-marie]

Just a little election season reminder to y'all:

When the polls are making you feel discouraged about Kamala's chances of winning, remember that the majority of these polls are taken BY PHONE. The groups most likely to vote for her are the ones who are young enough/smart enough to NOT answer their phones when it's a number they don't recognize.

[musicalhell]

I don't want to keep harping on this because Tumblr is my happy place, but please take some time to listen to Beau lay out just a little bit of what's at stake this election. Then do what you can to stand against it.