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[–] 116 points 3 weeks ago (25 children)

Don't care. Go and vote. It only matters once the polling closes. Then you can say whatever you want.

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  • [+] -74 points 3 weeks ago (23 children)

    I won't go and vote.

    In a place like Texas, it can feel pointless to go in vote if R's are going to sweep anyways. Good news like this can be used as a motivator to show people this election could be different.

    People in line were talking about how busy it was (and how much busier it was yesterday). I asked someone who voted yesterday in a more suburb/rural area and they said there was practically no line there. So seems to match the optimism of this.

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  • [–] 50 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you (assuming you’re a Texan capable of voting)

    This “it doesn’t matter” line is complete defeatist bullshit. You can’t gerrymander state office. Hinojosa can oust governor hot wheels if we get out there. Talarico has a good shot of people vote.

    Trump won because of the nearly 1/3 of voters who “it can feel pointless”.

    I’m Texan, I’m progressive and you can be damn sure I’m voting.

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  • [+] -15 points 3 weeks ago* (3 children)

    (assuming you’re a Texan capable of voting)

    Given I have already voted (as referenced when I mentioned being in the voting line), I'm not capable of voting anymore in this election. I did have a worker comment that my photo on my ID doesn't look like me despite being from less than 2 years ago, but they didn't make it a problem.

    This “it doesn’t matter” line is complete defeatist bullshit.

    Agreed. That's what I was saying in my comment. That this type of news should be used to insist on the importance rather than just dismissing it.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Then why did you start with "I won't go and vote"?

    From the beginning, that frames your comment as someone who's anti-voting explaining why it's pointless, which we already have too much of around here.

    So the rest of your comment sounded confusing, almost like you went to the polls to talk with people in line but not cast a vote yourself.

    If you already voted, good. But try to be clearer when you're encouraging people to vote so they don't think you're saying the opposite.

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  • [+] -11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Then why did you start with “I won’t go and vote”?

    As part of the joke that was followed up by implying I won't because I already did. People shouldn't wait if they're able to vote early. Anyways, apparently the punchline fell flat.

    From the beginning, that frames your comment as someone who’s anti-voting explaining why it’s pointless

    "Good news like this can be used as a motivator to show people this election could be different"? Not sure how this could possibly be anything other than encouraging people to vote.

    So the rest of your comment sounded confusing, almost like you went to the polls to talk with people in line but not cast a vote yourself.

    Only reason I'd have done that is if they denied my vote.

    Thanks for the explanation!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Yeah, the punchline wasn't very clear. And if the downvotes are any indication, I'm not the only one who read it that way.

    It happens though, it's a learning experience, we can all move on without tripping each other up, because ultimately we seem to be on the same side here

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

    Using Texas is not the example you think it is. Imaging living in Missouri and reading this, don't be ridiculous.

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  • [+] -14 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

    Huh? This is a thread about the elections in Texas. What does Missouri have to do with anything?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

    I think these comments are due to you saying you won't vote. Is it possible you have a typo in your original post?

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  • [–] -5 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    Of course I'm not going to vote. Voting twice would be a crime.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    Yes, that phrasing sounds weird. One would just say "I voted"

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  • [–] -4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Did you think I was just hanging out in the voting line for fun?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Look, I'm just pointing out why people are responding to you this way. If you want to be a snarky dick then ok. I'm out.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 weeks ago* (5 children)

    I'm trying to figure out why it wasn't obvious I voted. The only explanation that makes sense to me is "I read the first few words and stopped and decided to reply anyways." Pretty much every reply just repeated what I said but acts like I said the opposite. What's the alternative reading?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    This whole back and forth has been describing exactly that.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 weeks ago

    So far, only one person has referenced the fact that I was in the voting lines at all and that was after I made the comment that your comment is a reply to. I've had no reason to believe anyone else had even read more than half of what I said in the parent comment: most of the rest have been people saying vague things like "Sorry I didn’t realize you had a learning disability."

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I assumed there was a typo somewhere and just couldn't discern what was actually meant. It really does sound like you were just hanging out at the lines to gawp. No harm in changing the first line to make it more clear.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I generally oppose edits beyond minor typos (and you should leave an edit log if it was made more than a few seconds after posting). They make threads so much more confusing to follow, even if by simply clarifying the original confusing comment.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Sorry I didn't realize you had a learning disability.

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  • [–] 65 points 3 weeks ago (19 children)

    Assume they're all voting against you and get out there

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  • [–] 33 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

    Voted today. The line was out the door. A bunch of old people though, so i assume they leaned republican. Go vote!

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    Seniors in US now have a 10 point disapproval rating for Trump

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  • [–] 30 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Just because some says they are embarassed of Trump doesn't mean they won't vote for him

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    My entire family. They hate trump, they're also convinced anybody further left would be worse.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    America NEEDS Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    We have it in Alaska, Maine, and NYC IIRC.

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  • [+] -20 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Thats why voting rights should stop at 50. You had 30 years to make a difference, now let the next generation have their turn.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Reports near me were lines wrapped around some voting centers while others were just a handful. It varies wildly even within 15 minutes of each other.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I don't shit how long the lines, vote like our lives depend on it. But I saw long ass line spent hours waiting to vote and Trump won my county by large margins.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I only saw old people today, it was sad.

    I seemed to have taught the room of 20 60-70 y/o that sample ballot exist, and a few of them followed my lead and took one to leave and think about it.

    So at least a few seemed to be actually thinking about what they're doing this time.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Problem is lot of young people are not aware they have a right to vote and there bosses must allow them time to vote. But when so few polling places and people having to work. Wonder how many want to vote, but won't because of their jobs?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

    big early voter turnout almost always favor democrat/liberal candidates.

    This doesnt bode well for texas republicans

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    You mean it DOES bode well for Texas, after decades of conservative oppression.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    Don't get complacent. "Hillary is going to win by a landslide!" caused the 2016 election to go the other way. Well, one of the causes but anyway, go vote.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    Considering even Democratic people had to hold their nose to vote for her it was a lot more than complacency.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    True story. I was so sure Trump would lose, I voted 3rd party for the first time.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    I am sorry to hear that. Please keep in mind that third parties in a dominate two party winner takes all system are always used as a spoiler vote to manipulate people.

    We have an insanely bad system of representation. As designed.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    U.S. will burn like France if Democrats triumph in November’s midterm elections. - DJT

    From their 2nd article on scroll. There would be a higher chance of riots if GOP can rig elections in their favour again.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    No matter what hell awaits us after this election, it's worth it to see Texas blue.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I support Talarico in spirit

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Martial Law, canceled election, and dissolved reichstag congress in 3..2..

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Great, a record number of ballots to declare invalid for some arbitrary reason.

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    [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Harris County, Texas—Texas’s most populous county, which Kamala Harris won in 2024 with 52 percent of the vote—broke its early voting record on Monday, eclipsing the previous mark by a whopping 41,000 votes.

    More than 104,600 people in Harris County voted in person on Monday, the first day of early voting in Texas, according to the county’s elections department. That breaks the previous record set in 2018, when 63,188 votes were cast and Democrats went on to recapture the House.

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