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Violet_Crumble

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50. Way to go! And good on you for making a difference...

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 02:49 AM

Oct 2020

I really hope the hard work and patience of you and others pays off next Tuesday. I've been following the US election campaign through DU and the New York Times (I got the cheapest ever subscription!) and really do admire the patience of Democrats who try to persuade unconvinced, independents and Republicans to vote for Joe Biden. I just don't have the patience. I watched an episode of Four Corners last week about the US election and was so frustrated at the insanely stupid people who are voting for Trump that I yelled at the telly. I just don't get it. Are they blind?

Anyway, if anyone's interested in seeing how the US election is reported on elsewhere in the world, here's a link to the Four Corners episode. The woman in the big hat made me want to scratch my eyes out and howl...

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Tonight, I convinced an undecided voter to vote for Biden! [View all] BainsBane Oct 2020 OP

Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #1

That's terrific!!! Bleacher Creature Oct 2020 #2

Woot! soothsayer Oct 2020 #3

Wonderful! Virtual hugs for you! 42bambi Oct 2020 #4

Beaut. Thank you. MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #5

Good for you! StaunchDemocrat1957 Oct 2020 #62

That's awesome! Congratulations! CottonBear Oct 2020 #6

Awesome! BraKez2 Oct 2020 #7

You are bdamomma Oct 2020 #8

:) BainsBane Oct 2020 #9

Thank you! onecaliberal Oct 2020 #10

You are doing the work MoonlitKnight Oct 2020 #11

Congrats!!!!!! 💕 MLAA Oct 2020 #12

I'm afraid many undecided voters are likely to change their minds two our three times before you Nitram Oct 2020 #13

:( BainsBane Oct 2020 #15

It's a mistake to call them most of them "undecided." They're "indecisive" voters. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #24

Astute observation. BComplex Oct 2020 #46

Good job! nt jrthin Oct 2020 #14

Interesting. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #16

Nice! Congrats nt iluvtennis Oct 2020 #17

Turned a friend/former co- worker from Trump to Biden VicNEO Oct 2020 #18

That's amazing! BainsBane Oct 2020 #19

Mais, Mme. Defarge Oct 2020 #20

You did a good thing! Karadeniz Oct 2020 #21

how dumb do they have to be to think you can vote online ? drray23 Oct 2020 #22

That's why we make calls BainsBane Oct 2020 #23

Agree treestar Oct 2020 #26

did not there use to be civic lessons ? nt. drray23 Oct 2020 #29

Not for a very long time. nt BainsBane Oct 2020 #41

People can vote online for other things HermitageHermit Oct 2020 #47

There is realisticly NO online voting for 'regular voters' in the USA - anywhere. Tommymac Oct 2020 #55

Why is that such a weird thought? Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #56

He can't vote if he is a recent immigrant treestar Oct 2020 #25

thats recent. drray23 Oct 2020 #28

Now that interesting. You immigrated from France to the US. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #48

good point Mary Mac Oct 2020 #30

He can vote if he's a citizen BainsBane Oct 2020 #31

The word recent treestar Oct 2020 #32

Of immigrant origin conveys second generation BainsBane Oct 2020 #33

Telling this story forward I'd recommend treestar Oct 2020 #34

fair point BainsBane Oct 2020 #38

Thank YOU! Mary Mac Oct 2020 #27

My problem with convincing undecided voters is being able to stop laughing at them long yaesu Oct 2020 #35

No laughing while phone banking BainsBane Oct 2020 #42

Good on you! TomSlick Oct 2020 #36

Well-done! Thank you for all your work ... after moonscape Oct 2020 #37

Thank you for your dedication. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2020 #39

Well done you!! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2020 #40

Congrats! ...but how can ANYONE be undecided at this point? C Moon Oct 2020 #43

People work BainsBane Oct 2020 #45

Good for you!! Sogo Oct 2020 #44

K&R UCmeNdc Oct 2020 #49

Way to go! And good on you for making a difference... Violet_Crumble Oct 2020 #50

Well... Mike Nelson Oct 2020 #51

Thank you! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #52

K&R! (nt) ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #53

K & R. Awesome! NT warmfeet Oct 2020 #54

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The only two trump voters I know are NOT voting for trump this year. Neema Oct 2020 #58

That's fantastic! BainsBane Oct 2020 #60

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K & R denvine Oct 2020 #61