Anonymous wrote:I offered to drive my college age kid and her friends back home to vote if they haven’t had a chance go register near campus.

I assisted my college age voters as well. They wanted to vote in home district and getting an absentee ballot is not difficult. They just need mom to force a little focus and you can be sure moms will do that.

I offered to drive my college age kid and her friends back home to vote if they haven’t had a chance go register near campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote Blue no matter who!!!

That’s how we got into the current mess

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Republicans no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the rightward turn of the country by the GOP exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under right wing politics and here we are.

Republicans don’t say vote red no matter who.

That’s democrats: “Vote blue no matter who!!l

And you claim democrats aren’t tribally going for democrats?

Do I need to point to the regular splintering of Democratic votes, as in 2016? Yes. Democrats are like house cats. Republicans are like Nazis.

Joe Biden is a vigorous, honest, mentally sharp man, and republicans are Nazis.

He has a 6 handicap, and can carry his own bag!

Trump can barely haul his morbidly obese 270 pound ass out of a golf cart.

270 is generous. I know guys who are Trump's exact height and shape who are pushing closer to 300.

I am 1000x not a Trump supporter but I hate hate these posts / comments about his appearance. It’s just not relevant. His policies speak loudly enough. Don’t turn people off with these personal attacks. It brings the focus on all the wrong things.

Which of his policies might be worse than the current open borders?

No common sense gun legislation, the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Bipartisan border control legislation was introduced, and Trump told the Rs to tank it. He is self serving and only cares when it helps him.

A limp wristed bill to maybe kinda sorta let “only” a few thousand people invade us per day isn’t going to cut it. We need to swiftly deport 20 million migrants and the clock is ticking before we’re irrevocably conquered.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote Blue no matter who!!!

That’s how we got into the current mess

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Republicans no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the rightward turn of the country by the GOP exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under right wing politics and here we are.

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Democrats no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the leftward turn of the country by the DNC exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under left wing politics and here we are.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone in my large circle is voting for the democratic nominee. There’s no good reason to vote for a convicted felon.

I'm definitely voting for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I feel the need to do more.

Speak to the trumpers in your life. Some of them are reachable.

(She says, ruefully, knowing her father abstained from voting for Trump in 2020 but might not again)

This.

And if not Trumpets in your life, watch Fox. Understand where his support comes from.

Then volunteer to make phone calls or go door knock in swing states.

Plus do NOT donate to any political candidate unless you are independently wealthy or you truly believe in an underfunded candidate. Money to someone like Biden may be $$ down the drain.

I love it when strangers call, or knock on my door, and proceed to tell me what I should think and do

As someone who makes these calls DAILY I can say you have it wrong. First, sometimes we’re calling strong partisans to get them involved, sometimes we’re calling folks who don’t vote often so our calls are more about listening to them, sometimes we’re educating voters of the choices or the candidate’s agenda/track record. Most people are checked out. Many people like to give their opinions! We listen, they feel heard. These one to one conversations are impactful and much better than what we are doing now — writing on an anonymous message board.

Next month, I’ll start knocking doors. Let me give you an example of what happened last year (Virginia). I knocked on the door of a man who was not going to vote at all. He was disillusioned with the whole process his wife had just been diagnosed with stage four cancer. I stood there and listen to him with real empathy the struggles he was going through then he talked about how he was a Vet and issues he had with the VA. The candidate I was knocking for, was a Vet. The potential voter did not know that. I sat and listened to him, I empathize And I gave him information that he did not know. He said he would vote for my candidate.

This is why we do the work. It’s not sexy. It’s not quick. And it’s so, so rewarding to do this work and connect with fellow Americans.

I also just started doing some of this type of work and it can be rewarding. People are surprisingly polite and some are so uninformed even as to the date of the election and different ways they can vote .

PP here. Thank you and yes, people IRL are much kinder. Anyone who wants to keep Trump out of WH just pick an organization to volunteer with and try it

Are there specific organizations you recommend?

I have volunteered with all these groups. They are professional and their scripts are good. They all use some sort of a dialer which means you call with your computer, not your personal phone and your personal information is masked. From easiest to hardest (which isn't hard at all!)

Postcards to Swing States
They give you script, address, postcards. You write and pay postage.
https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Red2Blue
Call recently registered Pennsylvanians to confirm they’ve received their voter registration cards and to urge them to vote.
https://www.mobilize.us/red2blueorg/event/643083/

All in for North Carolina
Recruit volunteers in NC by calling strong Dems, invite them to local activities. Very easy, and good for first-time callers.
Sunday 6-8pm - https://www.mobilize.us/swingbluealliance/event/569199/
Wednesday 6-8pm - https://www.mobilize.us/swingbluealliance/event/612057/

Sister District.
Calls for candidates running to flip state legislature seats in various states.
Calls Tuesday- Friday various times
https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/

Biden - Harris campaign
Call voters in critical states asking them to commit to voting Dem all way down ticket.
Calls Tuesday - Fridays anytime 4-8pm, Saturdays 2-4pm
https://events.democrats.org/event/560970/

Thank you for this! I’ve signed to make calls with Sister District next week. I’m glad you explained that I don’t use my personal phone.

Democrats will find something you can do to help them out.......

Democrats can’t seem to run a presidential election without a major scam:

2016: Hillary campaign funds phony Steele Dossier, fraudulently mislabeling it as a legal expense. This becomes the basis for an FBI investigation, fraud on the FISA court, spying on the Trump campaign, a special counsel investigation, and multi-year “Russian collusion” hoax.

2020: Biden campaign organizes “51 intelligence authorities” to lie that Hunter’s laptop is “Russian disinformation” to discredit legitimate evidence of Biden Family corruption. Big Tech censors the story after being primed by FBI (which knows laptop is real) to be vigilant for a Russian “hack-and-leak” operation involving Hunter Biden.

2024: Biden’s DOJ along with partisan local DAs invent novel legal theories to pursue unprecedented lawfare against Trump in order to brand him as a “convicted felon” on the basis of (at most) expired bookkeeping misdemeanors. Meanwhile Biden’s declining cognitive condition is covered up and called a partisan lie.

Are Democrats even capable of running a presidential campaign without massive hoaxes, disinformation campaigns and election interference involving corruption of government officials and complicity of the mainstream media? This should be offensive to every voter.

It’s time to clean out the stables.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote Blue no matter who!!!

That’s how we got into the current mess

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Republicans no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the rightward turn of the country by the GOP exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under right wing politics and here we are.

Republicans don’t say vote red no matter who.

That’s democrats: “Vote blue no matter who!!l

And you claim democrats aren’t tribally going for democrats?

Do I need to point to the regular splintering of Democratic votes, as in 2016? Yes. Democrats are like house cats. Republicans are like Nazis.

Joe Biden is a vigorous, honest, mentally sharp man, and republicans are Nazis.

He has a 6 handicap, and can carry his own bag!

Trump can barely haul his morbidly obese 270 pound ass out of a golf cart.

270 is generous. I know guys who are Trump's exact height and shape who are pushing closer to 300.

I am 1000x not a Trump supporter but I hate hate these posts / comments about his appearance. It’s just not relevant. His policies speak loudly enough. Don’t turn people off with these personal attacks. It brings the focus on all the wrong things.

Which of his policies might be worse than the current open borders?

No common sense gun legislation, the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Bipartisan border control legislation was introduced, and Trump told the Rs to tank it. He is self serving and only cares when it helps him.

Biden's open border policies eclipse everything else. It will have ramifications for years to come.
There is not one Democrat who would take action to improve the situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote Blue no matter who!!!

That’s how we got into the current mess

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Republicans no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the rightward turn of the country by the GOP exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under right wing politics and here we are.

Republicans don’t say vote red no matter who.

That’s democrats: “Vote blue no matter who!!l

And you claim democrats aren’t tribally going for democrats?

Do I need to point to the regular splintering of Democratic votes, as in 2016? Yes. Democrats are like house cats. Republicans are like Nazis.

Joe Biden is a vigorous, honest, mentally sharp man, and republicans are Nazis.

He has a 6 handicap, and can carry his own bag!

Trump can barely haul his morbidly obese 270 pound ass out of a golf cart.

270 is generous. I know guys who are Trump's exact height and shape who are pushing closer to 300.

I am 1000x not a Trump supporter but I hate hate these posts / comments about his appearance. It’s just not relevant. His policies speak loudly enough. Don’t turn people off with these personal attacks. It brings the focus on all the wrong things.

Which of his policies might be worse than the current open borders?

No common sense gun legislation, the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Bipartisan border control legislation was introduced, and Trump told the Rs to tank it. He is self serving and only cares when it helps him.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote Blue no matter who!!!

That’s how we got into the current mess

No, the current mess is caused almost exclusively by voters tribally going for Republicans no matter how poor quality or corrupt the candidates were or how nasty their politics were. The current mess was caused by the rightward turn of the country by the GOP exploiting quirks in our political system. We’ve suffered under right wing politics and here we are.

Republicans don’t say vote red no matter who.

That’s democrats: “Vote blue no matter who!!l

And you claim democrats aren’t tribally going for democrats?

Do I need to point to the regular splintering of Democratic votes, as in 2016? Yes. Democrats are like house cats. Republicans are like Nazis.

Joe Biden is a vigorous, honest, mentally sharp man, and republicans are Nazis.

He has a 6 handicap, and can carry his own bag!

Trump can barely haul his morbidly obese 270 pound ass out of a golf cart.

270 is generous. I know guys who are Trump's exact height and shape who are pushing closer to 300.

I am 1000x not a Trump supporter but I hate hate these posts / comments about his appearance. It’s just not relevant. His policies speak loudly enough. Don’t turn people off with these personal attacks. It brings the focus on all the wrong things.

Which of his policies might be worse than the current open borders?

Fight against racism and sexism. Trump is able to ride on the backs of this large voting bloc.

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Anonymous wrote:Beyond voting, what can regular people (like me!) do to help prevent Trump's election and Project 2025? I feel the need to DO something, but I don't know what that is. Any good groups to volunteer with? What type of help would even be needed from regular people?

Suggestions/ideas from others who legitimately fear what our country and the world will look like if Trump is re-elected?

Most of us fear what our borderless country looks like TODAY. Are you ready loving the fact that fentanyl is now the #1 killer of middle aged Americans?

*really, not ready

Anonymous wrote:Beyond voting, what can regular people (like me!) do to help prevent Trump's election and Project 2025? I feel the need to DO something, but I don't know what that is. Any good groups to volunteer with? What type of help would even be needed from regular people?

Suggestions/ideas from others who legitimately fear what our country and the world will look like if Trump is re-elected?

Most of us fear what our borderless country looks like TODAY. Are you ready loving the fact that fentanyl is now the #1 killer of middle aged Americans?

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone in my large circle is voting for the democratic nominee. There’s no good reason to vote for a convicted felon.

I'm definitely voting for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I feel the need to do more.

Speak to the trumpers in your life. Some of them are reachable.

(She says, ruefully, knowing her father abstained from voting for Trump in 2020 but might not again)

This.

And if not Trumpets in your life, watch Fox. Understand where his support comes from.

Then volunteer to make phone calls or go door knock in swing states.

Plus do NOT donate to any political candidate unless you are independently wealthy or you truly believe in an underfunded candidate. Money to someone like Biden may be $$ down the drain.

I love it when strangers call, or knock on my door, and proceed to tell me what I should think and do

As someone who makes these calls DAILY I can say you have it wrong. First, sometimes we’re calling strong partisans to get them involved, sometimes we’re calling folks who don’t vote often so our calls are more about listening to them, sometimes we’re educating voters of the choices or the candidate’s agenda/track record. Most people are checked out. Many people like to give their opinions! We listen, they feel heard. These one to one conversations are impactful and much better than what we are doing now — writing on an anonymous message board.

Next month, I’ll start knocking doors. Let me give you an example of what happened last year (Virginia). I knocked on the door of a man who was not going to vote at all. He was disillusioned with the whole process his wife had just been diagnosed with stage four cancer. I stood there and listen to him with real empathy the struggles he was going through then he talked about how he was a Vet and issues he had with the VA. The candidate I was knocking for, was a Vet. The potential voter did not know that. I sat and listened to him, I empathize And I gave him information that he did not know. He said he would vote for my candidate.

This is why we do the work. It’s not sexy. It’s not quick. And it’s so, so rewarding to do this work and connect with fellow Americans.

I also just started doing some of this type of work and it can be rewarding. People are surprisingly polite and some are so uninformed even as to the date of the election and different ways they can vote .

PP here. Thank you and yes, people IRL are much kinder. Anyone who wants to keep Trump out of WH just pick an organization to volunteer with and try it

Are there specific organizations you recommend?

I have volunteered with all these groups. They are professional and their scripts are good. They all use some sort of a dialer which means you call with your computer, not your personal phone and your personal information is masked. From easiest to hardest (which isn't hard at all!)

Postcards to Swing States
They give you script, address, postcards. You write and pay postage.
https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

Red2Blue
Call recently registered Pennsylvanians to confirm they’ve received their voter registration cards and to urge them to vote.
https://www.mobilize.us/red2blueorg/event/643083/

All in for North Carolina
Recruit volunteers in NC by calling strong Dems, invite them to local activities. Very easy, and good for first-time callers.
Sunday 6-8pm - https://www.mobilize.us/swingbluealliance/event/569199/
Wednesday 6-8pm - https://www.mobilize.us/swingbluealliance/event/612057/

Sister District.
Calls for candidates running to flip state legislature seats in various states.
Calls Tuesday- Friday various times
https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/

Biden - Harris campaign
Call voters in critical states asking them to commit to voting Dem all way down ticket.
Calls Tuesday - Fridays anytime 4-8pm, Saturdays 2-4pm
https://events.democrats.org/event/560970/

Anonymous wrote:Vote.

That’s all you can do.

And spare your friends and relatives your political preaching unless you want to be faded out.

Well said.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone in my large circle is voting for the democratic nominee. There’s no good reason to vote for a convicted felon.

I'm definitely voting for whoever the Democratic nominee is, but I feel the need to do more.

Speak to the trumpers in your life. Some of them are reachable.

(She says, ruefully, knowing her father abstained from voting for Trump in 2020 but might not again)

This.

And if not Trumpets in your life, watch Fox. Understand where his support comes from.

Then volunteer to make phone calls or go door knock in swing states.

Plus do NOT donate to any political candidate unless you are independently wealthy or you truly believe in an underfunded candidate. Money to someone like Biden may be $$ down the drain.

I love it when strangers call, or knock on my door, and proceed to tell me what I should think and do

As someone who makes these calls DAILY I can say you have it wrong. First, sometimes we’re calling strong partisans to get them involved, sometimes we’re calling folks who don’t vote often so our calls are more about listening to them, sometimes we’re educating voters of the choices or the candidate’s agenda/track record. Most people are checked out. Many people like to give their opinions! We listen, they feel heard. These one to one conversations are impactful and much better than what we are doing now — writing on an anonymous message board.

Next month, I’ll start knocking doors. Let me give you an example of what happened last year (Virginia). I knocked on the door of a man who was not going to vote at all. He was disillusioned with the whole process his wife had just been diagnosed with stage four cancer. I stood there and listen to him with real empathy the struggles he was going through then he talked about how he was a Vet and issues he had with the VA. The candidate I was knocking for, was a Vet. The potential voter did not know that. I sat and listened to him, I empathize And I gave him information that he did not know. He said he would vote for my candidate.

This is why we do the work. It’s not sexy. It’s not quick. And it’s so, so rewarding to do this work and connect with fellow Americans.

I also just started doing some of this type of work and it can be rewarding. People are surprisingly polite and some are so uninformed even as to the date of the election and different ways they can vote .

PP here. Thank you and yes, people IRL are much kinder. Anyone who wants to keep Trump out of WH just pick an organization to volunteer with and try it

Are there specific organizations you recommend?