Ricki Yasha TarrAug 3, 2024

"I live in a red state my vote doesn't ma-"

If your vote didn't matter they wouldn't try so hard to make it harder to vote in red states. Voting in red states can turn them into swing states like Georgia, Ohio, and Arizona. And voting in blue states can keep them from becoming swing states.

California used to be Red. Texas was Blue long ago. Florida was once a swing state. Obama took Indiana but it's gone redder since. Ten years ago Arizona and Georgia going blue was unthinkable.

Things change and we can make them change.

And that's before getting into more local elections. Turning cities blue, the state legislature.

Red states have flipped blue in recent years at those levels too.

Because people vote, and if we vote in high enough numbers we can turn a tight election into a walk in the park. If we vote in high enough numbers, we can turn a loss into a win. So many good things have happened in states where someone won by like 100 votes. (arizona is one)

-sniperct

Show threadBarbara MonacoAug 3, 2024
@RickiTarr Important reminder! Recently read "The Making of the President 1960", an in-depth look at Kennedy vs Nixon. It was remarkable how much the various states have changed since. California was a Republican stronghold, while Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and deep south states voted Kennedy. I understand that this preceded Nixon's Southern Strategy, but is interesting in light of how Kennedy campaign overcame rabid opposition to a Yankee Catholic. Their work on the ground was amazing!
Show threadJoe ❌👑
@Barbramon1 @RickiTarr It is as much about how the parties have changed. In 1960, the Democrats were the party of segregation in the South, though things were changing.
Aug 3, 2024 at 7:30pmWeb
Show threadBarbara MonacoAug 3, 2024
@not2b @RickiTarr As I said, I am aware of that. My point was that Kennedy, as a New Englander and a Catholic, had to fight hard against rabid bigotry in the Protestant Yankee hating south. It's a prejudice that was so powerful that we as modern citizens may have a hard time understanding. Kennedy campaign went fearlessly into states where Catholicism was considered next to Satanism. He fought hard against bigoted stereotypes and won.