Enthusiasm for Hillary, how is it where you are?

[Puzzledtraveller]

As a social services caseworker I am seeing a very low level of enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton from my clients and coworkers.

Among my colleagues and friends I have seen people who once would not be caught dead posting something from right wing sources posting stuff about Hillary and arming Syrian rebels and other items. These were or are mostly Bernie Sanders supporters, I only say that to illustrate that as far as people I know I am not seeing them very receptive to Clinton. I fear this will translate in many instances to people staying home.

These are people who had been ardent supporters of progressive causes. I work in SNAP and Medicaid services and also CPS. I interact with numerous people daily, and I have not seen such a lack of enthusiasm as this in the election.

Edited to add that I am in Kentucky, so there could be direct regional influence.

[Agschmid]

1. Every single person at my job (24) supports her.

Maybe 1-4 won't vote, they just don't.

[bettyellen]

2. Everyone I know is now much more chill about Hillary and asking questions....

There are a few people who "hate her" and get angry and nasty and the are shocked they can't bait me. I tell them if they can support a moron and bigot who will be a failure and embarrassment that I got nothing to say to them. They usually Turn red and run. Lol.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Not too much enthusiasm.

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"Lesser of two evils" atmosphere. Some say they'll sit this one out. She'll be a hard sell in many areas. Thank goodness she's up against a jerk like Trump.

[Thinkingabout]

4. I am finding the opposite to be true. I have heard ardent support for Hillary and in fact only one

Sanders supporter. Since the primaries started I have found many are not for agenda items Sanders pushed to have. Maybe this is why he lost I my state.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Nothing much yet.

But no signs of support for Trump in northwest Missouri.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. The people I know who support Hillary are very enthusiastic. Others are not talking Presidential

politics at all. I know a few people who have said earlier that they would vote for Trump, but they've been strangely quiet lately. I doubt she will carry the state, but I get the feeling that Trump's support is deteriorating.

[SharonClark]

7. I work in IT for an insurance company

and my co-workers are mostly from conservative small towns and the suburbs. The majority are republicans and are talking about voting for Gary Johnson. They all think Trump is nuts but they would never vote for a Dem.

One calls herself an independent and said her first choice was Marco Rubio and her second was Elizabeth Warren. I just put my earphones on and ignore them.

[DawgHouse]

16. That makes no sense at all.

How are Rubio and Warren even remotely similar?

I don't blame you for wearing your headphones!

[SharonClark]

17. But outside of work, there is lots of enthusiasm for Hillary

among my friends, family, and neighbors.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. 5 out of 6 houses on the block have Hillary yard signs. However,

We're way out numbered, statewide.

[monmouth4]

9. I'm in Florida..Indifference seems to be the mood right now. Hope it changes as time progresses.

No love at all for Trump and he's more or less a neighbor (over the bridge as they say)..

[yeoman6987]

19. I live in Florida to and fear Rubio will be reelected from what I gather

Trump may have a harder time in Florida as long as everyone in Miami area gets out and votes Hillary. I am outside Orlando (45 minutes). My area will go GOP. Ugh!

[monmouth4]

21. It's like two different states really. The Orlando area is like South Georgia..LOL..n/t

[yeoman6987]

25. Sadly you are correct.

[Kber]

10. Quite satisfaction is the best description I can think of.

No one is shooting off fireworks, but there's a confidence that she will be a good president.

[timlot]

11. I don't see much outward enthusiasm for any candidates much any more.

I'll do my part by voting for her.

[CBGLuthier]

12. I know no one who is enthusiastic about her. Considering how thoroughly Sanders defeated her in

Oklahoma I am not surprised. If the republicans were running just about anyone else she would not have a chance in hell of winning this election.

[Runningdawg]

30. I am also from OK

and I confirm this. Liberals in OK rarely bother with yard signs that go missing repeatedly. In my neighborhood there were a handful for Bernie, none for HC. My friends were excited about the election, couldn't wait to vote for Bernie. Now? 75% of the will more than likely vote against Trump but they aren't voting FOR Hillary. The Bernie yard signs are gone, but nothing has taken their place.
It seems most see HC as nothing more than a place holder until we can get our shit together for 2020.

[Daemonaquila]

13. Nonexistent.

A Hillary win will be all about people being too scared of Trump.

[apcalc]

14. All good here...

There are a few Republicans here in the suburbs of Philly who do support her ( disgusted with the Trumpster ) and the Dems are strong for her.

[glennward]

15. MD here. You know how that is for Hillary. Folks in PA are keeping quiet. Don't want to let other

know they will be voting for Hillary.

[DemonGoddess]

18. I live in a very RED part of Indiana

so I feel your pain. Yet, I'm seeing and hearing QUIET agreement and support for Hillary! Mind you, my county in the primary went for her, which shocked the hell out of me.

[pnwmom]

20. Among my FB friends, mostly on the coasts, all the Bernie supporters are joining Hillary people

in supporting her now. There are no Trump or Stein converts --at least publicly.

Kentucky has 8 electoral votes and is reliably Republican. The only Dems who have won there in the last 50 years were Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Mitt Romney beat Obama there, but who's the President now?

With so few minority voters, Hillary is unlikely to win there. Her base of support is in large states with large minority communities.


http://www.270towin.com/states/Kentucky

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

22. Zip here in SW Washington state.

I've seen some Bernie Bumper stickers. No Hillary or Trump bumper stickers or yard signs.

[pnwmom]

23. I wasn't putting out signs because i didn't want to invite vandalism. But that has nothing

to do with my level of support of Hillary.

[Puzzledtraveller]

27. It is sad that we have to worry about that kind of thing.

I haven't for that reason, and my parents who I admit are supporting Trump had planned to put a sign out and I convinced them not to. Partly for concerns of vandalism, they are quite aged and don't need any problems and sadly there are people on both sides who cause trouble but mostly to keep his name out of the neighborhood, but I didnt tell my parents about that reason.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

35. Same here...

and I'm not interested in getting shit from neighbors or random people passing by my house too.

[pnwmom]

39. Or in having our cars scratched by nasty people. n/t

[etherealtruth]

24. The same enthusiasm I saw during the primaries for either Dem candidate ....

.... MUTED. The democrats are supporting Clinton (oddly, in my Democratic congressional district, I didn't see much enthusiasm during the primary for either candidate )

Republicans are unwilling to discuss

[pnwmom]

28. Yes -- the few Republicans I know are oddly silent. And I don't push them on it, except to support

Hillary on Facebook.

But they must be struggling.

[femmocrat]

26. A lot of trump signs in rural western PA.

I have not seen one for Hillary. He will probably win our "redneck" county.

[Demsrule86]

41. Also known as Alabama ...I use to live in PA. nt

[MichiganVote]

29. Repub. area. Everyone I know is voting for her, hands down.

[prarie deem]

31. Awful

I live in a republican stronghold and it is not unusual for there to be little support of a democratic candidate. BUT what I am finding is people in my own personal circle who do not live in this area but the more metropolitan areas around St. Louis or Chicago are voting for either Johnson or Stein. I know less than 10 people who support Hillary. And I know a lot of people. The ones who support Trump think he is awful and they say they know he is kind of crazy but they just can't vote for Hillary.

I don't like being a doom and gloom camper because I want nothing more than her to win, but I am concerned. I know the polls look better post convention, but I don't know how accurate the polls are any longer.

I think on election day, all over the Midwest, that white men are going to put down their beer, lower the leg lift on their barcalounger and head for the polls. And I think they are going to vote enmass for the Orange Peril. I see people here posting maps with Nebraska going blue and talking about landslides and I don't know where they are getting this optimistic point of view. Because it is not at all what I am encountering. I sure hope they are right.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

33. I can't understand how anyone thinks Trump is a better alternative to Hillary. n/t

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

32. I think a lot of people are keeping quiet about who they support

because they don't want to get shit for it. Makes sense. I take the same strategy. I will show up to vote to for Hillary. I'm not going to tell everyone I know this. I am very enthusiastic about Hillary, but I keep that to myself mostly.

[hamsterjill]

34. I live in Texas.

The dumbass capitol.

Enough said. But we are trying down here!!!!

[G_j]

36. Fear of Trump

seeing a lot of that, and definitely some bitterness.

[TexasProgresive]

37. There will never be overt enthusiasm for her here in Redville.

Some might vote for her but they would not admit it to their spouse or best friend.

[panader0]

38. I'm in Martha McSalley's district. Pretty red around here.

Once Giffords. I know of no one who supports her. I will vote for her as my
Democratic responsibility, but I know of others who will sit it out.

[MFM008]

40. Everyone I know

Hates him like they were molested by him.

[John Poet]

44. LOL He's molesting ME right now

every time I hear his goddam voice spouting whatever is his nonsense of the day...

[Demsrule86]

42. Such a depressing post especially considering

the really good news today...I guess some support her given the polls we have seen. I sure do. I am enthusiastic. The glass is half full not half empty.

[oberliner]

43. Interesting responses to this question

And more than a little disconcerting.

But I guess a vote is a vote, whether enthusiastic or not.

[mvd]

45. I don't talk politics with many around here

My parents supported Hillary in the primaries and are enthusiastic now. They are older now though and won't get involved like before. I have at least not seen Trump signs around.

Edited to add: I live in Montgomery County, PA

[SticksnStones]

46. Went to a small dinner party on Saturday

Made up of family and friends, ages 20-86, male, female, students, blue collar, white color and a couple of retirees. Most were democrats, a few were republicans.

Everyone there said they were voting for Hillary.