'Can't believe my eyes': Florida 'hotbed of Trump support' erupts with Harris enthusiasm

CA just does universal mail in ballots. I can read about the issues and candidates at home while filling out the ballot and then walk a block to a letter drop box to submit my ballot. Then I can just track its status online. It's great.

Or if they didn't vote in the last election. They are cutting out names that close to this one. Check it right up till a week from election day to give yourself time to fix their shenanigans.

Frequently over simplified. For example, a lot of those states require you to go get your ballot notarized, which can be a bit of a pain or a little cost:

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/absentee-ballot-notary-witness-requirements

Some require you to include a copy of your photo id.

Voting in person is the safest bet to make sure your vote counts and not get disqualified because of some rule you failed to notice/follow.

Unpopular opinion: Mail in voting shouldn't be a thing except in extraordinary circumstances like a pandemic.

There's a reason for having a secret ballot. People can vote their conscious without fear of any repercussions from members of their community that might disagree with them.

Imagine a woman not really liking a party that wants to take away her rights. Her husband is a strong supporter of that party. That woman may vote differently if it's done privately rather than having to fill out a mail in ballot at the kitchen table with her husband looking over her shoulder.

Sure it's a pain in the ass to have to go to polling station, but in that location it can be ensured that everyone is voting privately and how they vote is kept secret from everyone.

Not to mention a stronger mandate for them and stronger rebuke of fascism to those getting ideas. Bigger margins shift the overton window.

This one?

Right fuck Florida, focus on NC instead

I can't see Florida going for legal weed, arresting people for 3 flecks of shake is 20% of the cops' income.

Outside of Miami Cubans hold little sway but within their counties they are a very conservative and highly anti-immigration group.

The thing about The Villages, it's mostly a retirement community.

Not all the trophy wives stay conservative once their husband has passed on.

The neat thing is old people die eventually. Florida Republicans depend on a regular replenishment of horrible people from outside. But they are a nonrenewable resource.

If 3% of the voters flipped in 2020 Texas would have been Blue. Less than 2% in Florida. The margins aren't as big as we many make them out to be. I thought for sure it would be to late to change candidates at this point, but I never thought I'd see this much support for Harris with how many racist and sexist people I encounter in person compared to 10 years ago. Note also, Florida voted blue in 2008 and 2012. (Obama).

Not saying either are going to flip blue, but a surprise could happen if there are any conservative "values" left in the conservative party.

The less policies that target hispanics from voting, the purpler texas gets. My sister lives in Dallas and the support for Harris in the cities is colossal right now. They're a democrat president and a governor away from being swing, but those are hard to fight for.

Florida actually voted in favor of Gore, but the recount was halted when the SC fucking meddled in politics.

Exactly. She can’t win without votes, and we need to be informed between now and then to get more voters to the polls.

Not regarding polls, just vote & help others vote.

I've seen the videos. This event is like the canary in the coal mine for those that know Florida politics. In 2020, the Villages went something like 70-30 for Trump. It is unusual for them even to have a Harris rally, much less a well attended one.

Is Kamala talking about legalization again?

Boomers are dying off. Gen Z is aging into voting age. Don't take anything about that state for granted.

Pennsylvania is yearly request sadly

Used to be the same way in florida, but you know, Desantis.

Ditto in Arizona. I get notifications when my ballot is mailed, received, and counted.

While the sentiment is solid that polls are not a very good predictor, what's even more unreliable is leaning into anecdotes of seeing "excitement" in a social media post, which is what this article is doing. So your comment comes off as 'discard the polls, someone on social media says they see lots of Harris for president signs in Florida'.

So it seems reasonable to say the polls indicate a less rosy picture than some social media post expressing feel good about seeing signs of Harris enthusiasm, but ultimately either way don't feel defeated nor complacent and get out and vote your preference.

Don't rely on data or logic? The fuq?

fuck off, mate

Thats what I said.

Anybody that feared Biden dropping out needs to re-evaluate the way they look at politics. This has been a long time coming, and has been an inevitability since 2015 when Democrat party leadership decided they could pull a fast one during the primary. Before we even knew Biden would be that incumbent, the shape of this election had already been decided.

Now that Biden has dropped out, the Democrats have a chance. A lot of future history depends on how well Harris can turn the support for "Literally anyone else" to her advantage.

Edit: I seem to be getting a lot of downvotes for my objectively correct assessments of politics. Seems to me like y'all are either mad that I was right, or Republicans who are mad that Biden dropped out.

Not a single person voting Democrat does so because they thought Biden was a great candidate.

It appears nobody has learned anything from Hillary's loss in 2016.

Establishment ghouls are not popular Democrats. Conservatives will vote Republican anways, appeasing to the right is worthless.

Only progressives get independents to vote blue.

Same here. When your choice is between boring, middle of the road corporatists and 100% concentrated evil, it shouldn't be a tough choice to make.

That doesn't mean I'm a fan of Democrats, though. In fact, I farking HATE having to vote Democrat. I've hated it for the last 20 years. But I hate the Judge Dredd universe the Republicans want even more. Check out Project 2025. They're not even trying to be subtle about what they want, anymore.

Biden was not safe his polling looked horrible even before he turned out to be a walking skeleton.

Biden was poised to lose almost all swing states to Trump in the polls. Even deep blue states suddenly turned into battlegrounds because he wants to support Genocide so badly.

There was nothing safe about Joe Biden unless Democrats think that him winning a 1/1 elections means he has an 100% win rate indefinitely.

Ah yes, Lemmy the monolith. Lemmy the single person with a single thought. Nevermind that there are many Lemmy instances with very different user bases.

Must've missed that quote in among the endless stream of insane "Genocide Joe" posts on here.

Yep most people I know had to repress feelings of repulsion voting Clinton, the disinformation campaigns were pretty effective. Harris feels different, people with no history of political interest are paying attention.

That's what I remember. People not liking Hillary. It seems totally different with Harris. I hope it stays that way.