My wife and I just drove 16 hours to go vote
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Remember that when they try and tell you or side doesn't have enthusiasm.
Until recently, and for many years, I was a resident of Santa Rosa, CA. For the third year in a row it has been plagued by wildfires, so when the now annual evacuation warnings came, my wife and I hit the road and went up to Eugene, Oregon. We decided that we didn't want breathe in smoke for another few months. We've been there since.
However, technically, I'm still a resident of Santa Rosa and registered to vote there, so my mail ballot was sent to my old address. I didn't have time to change my residence for the election, so we left at 10:00 am yesterday, drove 8 hours to SR, filled out our ballots, dropped them off in the drop box at the county clerk's office, and drove 8 hours home, stopping at a rest area to catch a few z's in the car along the way. Got back to Eugene a few hours ago.
Don't ever let them tell you that there's an enthusiasm gap. If people on our side are willing to do that even in a "safe" state like CA just to stick to to the tangerine tyrant, we got plenty of enthusiasm. Going to go smoke some legal Oregon weed now and take a nap. Hopefully I'll wake up to good news.
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Because of problems with USPS delivery back then, my husband and I also planned to drive @16-18 hours from FL to GA and back for the primary -- if we had to. But we got our mail-in ballots in plenty of time to priority mail them back. They certainly weren't going to win that easy.
Thanks for your commitment to a better America. I’m glad your trip was safe.
Seattle to LA, actually, but yeah I've crossed the Siskiyous a few times.
Good on you guys for taking the time and showing the effort!
of it all, in a Covid world, is great. Worst part..arguing about what's on radio 
Cheers to you and your wife!!
