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applegrove

(131,103 posts)
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:38 PM 8 hrs ago

When voting day arrives.....

When Voting day arrives..it would benefit the Democratic Voters to hang around outside the Polling Places in massive numbers..this was suggested by one of my State Democratic Reps who is awesome...organize it.. this is how can make it safe for your fellow Citizens to Vote in Person...

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When voting day arrives..... (Original Post) applegrove 8 hrs ago OP
K and R... tableturner 7 hrs ago #1
I think this is great advice for those who live in red and purple areas FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #2
a thought just hit me: ret5hd 6 hrs ago #3
Let's hope ICE isn't there. I'm not giving up on clean elections. applegrove 6 hrs ago #4

FakeNoose

(40,759 posts)
2. I think this is great advice for those who live in red and purple areas
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:58 PM
7 hrs ago

I'm in the city of Pittsburgh are we're about 80% blue voters anyway. But it would be nice to organize a blue brigade for some of our outer-lying areas that aren't so blue. Since I vote by mail anyway, I'm free on election day. I'd like to volunteer for something like this.

ret5hd

(22,346 posts)
3. a thought just hit me:
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:53 PM
6 hrs ago

i’m not saying this would work, i haven’t thought it thru, but…

at something like a voting site (stationary, non-mobile) what if the observers etc sat in lawn chairs…it seems to my brain it’s much harder for ICE etc to claim “obstruction” etc when it is someone already there in that spot in a damn lawn chair.

feel free to shoot this down…just imagining off the top of my head.

applegrove

(131,103 posts)
4. Let's hope ICE isn't there. I'm not giving up on clean elections.
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 12:05 AM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Feb 9, 2026, 12:38 AM - Edit history (1)

That could work though. Unless the MAGAt in the WH uses people planning to hang out at voting sites as an excuse to put ICE there to keep "order".

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