Pour it the fuck on

[Aviation Pro]

A quick, surface review of the internet tells me that we will be greeting President-elect Kamala Harris during the evening of Nov. 5th.

The real polling has started, let's fucking go.

[FalloutShelter]

1. Pedal to the metal!

We're going to win this thing.

[lastlib]

12. YES, our side WILL win---

but we still need to work our BUTTS OFF like we're ten points behind. We need to work for a LANDSLIDE to BURY the futhermucker and his allies--every last one of them. I would LOVE to be able, come November, to wipe the MAGA movement away with a sponge. Otherwise, we will be fighting this same fight every cycle until the cows fly over the moon.

We were more or less generous and kind to them after Reconstruction, and they've been coming back repeatedly, periodically, ever since. They've had power in this country with only brief interludes of sanity since 1980. It is high time to crush them permanently, and send the message that their misogynistic, xenophobic, racist/nationalist/corporatist ideology is not welcome in America.

[Wednesdays]

17. Indeed, we need to pay attention to down-ticket races as well

So much focus has been spent on the presidential race, that the other races have become lost in the shadows. The Senate, the House, the gubernatorial races, and all the state houses and senates, and so on down the line, are crucially important and are hardly done deals.

Make sure everybody gets out the vote, and vote across the entire ballot!

[lastlib]

33. Egg-Zackly!

VERIO --- Vote Every Repuglikan In, Out!

[OLDMDDEM]

2. I feel very comfortable that we will win this race.

[Aviation Pro]

3. Focused is how we win

Not comfortable. We have to defend this win and the next 40 years of wins to change the course of the nation.

[NCDem47]

5. Truth!

The opposing forces just continue to get darker and darker. EVERY election will be a fight for the soul of the U.S. I hope voters don't tune out thinking, "oh, I've heard THAT one before. Eveything seems fine no matter who controls the WH, SC, or Congress."

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

11. Get rid of citizens United and tax the fuck out of the oligarch class

We're in the shape we are because we let them have too much money to play with

[MontanaMama]

14. Tax churches too.

Evangelicals are preaching regressive politics from the pulpit. If they’re going to do that, they need to pay to play.

[Wednesdays]

20. It's great to have a wish list that includes that, but first things first

We'll need a friendly Supreme Court to overturn Citizens United, and we'll only get that if we win the presidency. And hopefully a Democratic Senate to go with it.

If we want to nix Citizens United via legislation, then at minimum we need to win majorities in both houses as well as the presidency.

[lastlib]

35. It would take a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision....

...or a more favorable Supreme Court. Expand and PACK the Court to the HILT!

[Wednesdays]

38. Yup. That's why we can never slack off.

Every race is crucial. We won't get a friendly court unless we get a friendly legislature!

[PortTack]

19. Absolutely! A respite is coming on 11/5, but the f..king gqp and heritage fnd. will regroup for '28 and beyond

Without der leader hopefully maga will wander in the dark for the next 4 yrs without any real direction, literally die off, and more jailed for their crimes. Are they done? No, but scattered..yes.

Stay focused, stay positive and spread a message of good will and dedication to move our country forward. There’s a LOT more of us than them…we can do it.

[Wednesdays]

21. You bet they'll be back! Starting in 2026

We saw that especially in the first terms of Obama and Clinton, with the "Tea Party" surge in 2010 and "Contract With America" in 1994. They will pull out all the stops for a red tsunami in 2026. Count on it.

[rubbersole]

28. Expanding the Supreme Court immediately after taking...

...the WH, Senate and House should be priority one. January 21st. Before the '26 election cycle gets purchased. Oligarchs won't slow down now that they've seen how gullible the American public really is.

[Seinan Sensei]

48. I believe Harris-Walz will win

I also believe that (not unlike environmental issues) victory is conditional

[OLDMDDEM]

4. I like Simon Rosenberg

The Washington Post poll is a high-quality independent poll, according to Rosenberg. Even more importantly, it supports his contention for the past few weeks that the non rightwing polls do not show movement towards R's. Harris is ahead, no slippage, and far more likely to win, according to him.

The poll shows Harris ahead by one percent nationally, but the really important results IMO are: GA 51-47 Harris, WI 50-47 Harris, MI 49-47 Harris, PA 49-47 Harris. NV is tied, trump is ahead by 3 in AZ and NC.

Yes, I will vote early and continue get out the vote efforts but I will also use this opportunity to spread good cheer and celebrate! Optimism does not depress enthusiasm in my experience.

[PortTack]

22. Simon Rosenberg is one of the only ones I do listen to. He had Tom Bonier on the other day. He is putting

Together a new kind of polling using election results from early voting and previous trends in voting.

Here’s an article with some charts that show how others pollsters are missing the real numbers.

https://tombonier.substack.com/p/kicking-off-the-early-vote-analysis

[OLDMDDEM]

26. I liked the article. Thank you.

[cilla4progress]

6. Woman on tiktok from Tennessee

reporting hella long early voting there.

You know they ain't voting trump!

It's the enthusiasm, baby!

[marble falls]

29. Good news. Traveling north two weeks ago through and west back, I was pretty discouraged ...

... by the signs I saw.

[HeyYeah]

7. I hope so...

But early voting in Clark County NV doesn't look so great so far...

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4946483-nevada-early-voting-democrats/

[PortTack]

23. Follow John Ralston from Nevada...he's the only one that really knows what's happening on the ground there.

[awesomerwb1]

30. Ralston was actually reporting we're far behind yesterday

[BlueCheeseAgain]

31. The article is all about Jon Ralston and his data.

[marble falls]

24. At this point it's not a threat as long as Democrats do not use this information to self-suppress their their ...

... own vote.

[LauraInLA]

37. Of course, every vote the Rs cast now is one they won't cast on Election Day. I wonder how that factors into this.

Usually we vote in advance and they vote on the big day, but Trump has been telling them to vote early. I also wonder how many of them will vote for Harris Walz. (Yes, I read the article.)

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. Welcome to DU

[BannonsLiver]

41. 2 for 2 on doomy posts.

I love it when new folks come to play.

[BattleRow]

8. Gives new meaning to the phrase,when they go low-we go high.

As Trump goes lower and dirtier,the polls go higher.
And speaking of hitting below the belt...

His grand finale might be him exposing himself,literally.Dont some dementia patients do such things,unfortunately?

[PatrickforB]

9. It's GO TIME. My family has voted straight blue to save this republic.

Plus, we like Harris/Walz, so our votes were FOR them as well as being against Trump. We are fortunate to have a candidate as strong, vigorous and able to articulate policy as well as Harris, as well as punch back hard.

Her campaign has been flawless. Now let's elect her!

[Cheezoholic]

10. Yes I believe it too I just also hope she has long coattails! n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Keep. On. Pushing. Eyes on the prize.

[pfitz59]

15. Maybe journalists have finally realized they are 'the enemy within'

and are on Trump's hit list.

[MontanaMama]

16. All gas. No brakes.

Had a canvasser on my porch yesterday. She was pleased to know three of us voted Dem up and down the ticket. LFG!!!

[wryter2000]

18. The problem is

PA still doesn't count mail in votes until after the polls close. In 2020, two other swing states did that, too. So, we could have a resounding victory that isn't announced until Saturday, when 2020 was called.

[Aviation Pro]

25. PA may be offset by FL and NC before Saturday

If so, a landslide for the ages.

[BumRushDaShow]

32. "PA still doesn't count mail in votes until after the polls close."

Not really true. Here in PA, they will start "canvassing" the mail ballots (removing from outer and secrecy envelopes, and stacking them for feeding into a reader), when polls open, and once stacks are ready to go, they can go ahead and tally during the day. They are required to go 24/7 at that point to get them done.

I don't think ANY votes (machine or mail) are "reported" (officially) until after the polls close anyway.

But yes the issue is that the GOP loons here in the state legislature have ignored both Democratic and Republican County election officials who have asked them to update the law to allow for at least prepping the ballots for the scanners BEFORE the polls open (even if one doesn't actually start feeding ballots into scanners until the polls open).

Also note that 2020 was a pandemic year when you had almost 50% of voters using those ballots because many counties and municipalities (including here in Philly) only had about 1/2 of their normal "in person" polling locations open. But for every election since, only about 1/3rd of the voters have used mail ballots and the rest voted "in person", because the number of polling locations is pretty much back to usual.

[wryter2000]

42. Thanks for the correction

I would love to go to bed knowing she’s elected.

[BumRushDaShow]

43. Yeah...

but maybe the craft group who made the mailboxes for the 2020 celebration (one is now in the Smithsonian and the other 2 got destroyed in a flood from remnants of Hurricane Ida), will make some more just for the occasion!

[lpbk2713]

27. Hail to the Chief

I can hear it playing now.

[townie]

34. Kamala got this, but we can't be complacent

[OverBurn]

36. I did my part, straight Dem ticket. My state, Indiana, don't really ever count.

Till there is a popular vote winner, I'll never have a equal vote.

I don't trust the polls since 2016. I still have a lot of sleepless nights left worrying about the orange monster winning.

[Dem4life1234]

40. Fuck yeah she deserves it, the country deserves her!

[malaise]

44. Nailed it!

Rec

[WheelWalker]

45. Damn the torpedoes. All ahead Full!

[Clouds Passing]

46. This Exit Poll responder voted all Dem!

[Blue Owl]

47. tRump can eat shit and die

Send his fat ass to hell and let him burn in the eternal fires

[RussellCattle]

49. "It took authorities two weeks to dig Trump out from under the LANDSLIDE that....

he had been buried under on election night. He first words, 'the election was stolen', were met with raucous laughter".

[townie]

50. Heck to the yea!!!