#and made college free to kids with household incomes less than 80k

[perfectlyvalid49]

If Trump wins, and I hope to G-d he does not, the only possible way to keep him from enacting all the shitty things he wants to do is to have congress stop him (hypothetically the supreme court could, but this particular supreme court won't). We've seen a Republican congress shut down Democratic presidents - heck, look at the stuff Republicans refused to pass this year alone. A Democratic congress could help mitigate a Trump administration, and help a Harris(?) administration, y'know, actually do stuff.

And as for down ballot races - Minnesota had a blue state senate by the slimmest of margins last year (34 to 33) and they managed to pass laws providing paid family leave, free breakfast and lunch to ALL K-12 students, protections for women's health care, protections for trans healthcare, requiring employers to give paid sick leave, and so much more. If you don't care about the president, you should still vote locally, as it can have a HUGE impact on your own quality of life.

even if you're resigned that trump is going to win, 1/3 of the country lives in states with competitive senate elections. if democrats win the senate, there is very little that trump can do (can't even appoint supreme court nominees)

the following states all have competitive senate elections:

arizona

florida

maryland

michigan

montana

nevada

ohio

pennsylvania

texas

wisconsin

even if you don't think your state is competitive at all, THESE SENATE RACES STILL ARE, SO IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE STATES, MAKE SURE TO VOTE

and even if you don't live in one of those states, you could live in a competitive house seat. if democrats win the house, then trump can't pass any bills

and even if you don't live in a competitive state or district, your local elections matter even more than federal ones because they have a much more direct impact on your life

so VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE