usernamesAreTricky

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[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Plus also make sure to encourage and remind any dem leaning people you know to get out and vote. Friends, family, neighbors, etc it makes more of a difference than you might think

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hmm actually looking at the calendar of events left for measure J, it seems like the volunteering opportunities (for Measure J specifically) are more limited now at this point. Would have made a post earlier if there was still more open

Still a lot of other volunteering for dems open though I should note

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 18 points 9 months ago

One thing that I've found with anxiety that can help is volunteering and other things that help dem turnout. It moves the needle a little and if nothing else it makes you feel productive and some more degree of agency besides just voting yourself

Can find some phone banks, canvasing, and text banks near you

Also another small thing that can also help is reminding and encourage any dem leaning friends, family, etc. to go out and vote. Helps more than you'd think

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Vote, volunteer, get involved

Make sure to encourage and remind any dem-leaning friends, family, etc. to get out and vote!


Also consider volunteering to get people to vote yes on Measure J in Sonoma County California. It would phase out any factory farms in the area and be a major first

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 months ago (6 children)

There's a decent chance Walz runs to be president in the future if Harris wins and I think he'd probably do fairly well in a primary and general

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Looking a bit deeper, does seem like it varies by location. Will update the title to clarify that

 

America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump.


Vote, get active, volunteer against this

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

He is, though he's wrong about Trump's plans being anything beneficial in the long term. But even what he's saying about any part of it being harmful is a contradiction of Trump's claims about the economy

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Nevada, Wisconsin, and Michigan* have same day registration through election day

North Carolina has it only during early voting (ends Nov 2nd)

The rest of the battle ground states do not (i.e Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia)

Across the US, 23 states + DC have same day voter registration

* not at the polls in Michigan but at the clerk's office and then you can vote there after doing same day registration

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Another thing to note about him: Girdusky is also listed as one of the board of advisors of American Moment which is a group that's listed by the Heritage Foundation as a Project 2025 partner

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In a close election, any decent percentage matters and they are not spread out evenly at all. For instance, there are 500,000 in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was won by only 42k in 2016

Plus a million in Florida - that can make the florida senate race a little more competitive. New York downballot races are a big part of why dems lost the house in 2022, and there's also around a million in New York

They should certainly have representation, yes, but that's not to say the Puerto Ricans in swing states / competitive downballot won't matter either

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Good thing there's only 5 million people who once lived in Puerto Rico in the 50 states and hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania particularly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateside_Puerto_Ricans

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 102 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Note that Girdusky is listed as one of the board of advisors of American Moment which is a group that's listed by the Heritage Foundation as a Project 2025 partner

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