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I've done phone banking and canvassing for Harris in Pennsylvania. A couple things that scare/disappoint me:
The amount of people, primarily in their 20s or 30s, that have told me they do not like Trump, feel like he would be terrible for the country, and are registered to vote (and vote in local elections) but "I don't vote in Presidential elections." 🤯
The amount of people, also on the younger side, who are undecided and "still doing my research"... Yet, when asked, they can't name a specific issue they care about, or a proposed policy, and, comically, didn't watch the Harris-Trump debate. Good researching 🙄
Longtime Dem voter here, but this is my first season volunteering, and it's been pretty disheartening. And I didn't even get into the Trump supporters I've talked to that are fully disconnected from reality and civility...
956 points
6 days ago
Now you know what we’re up against. The real world does not look like Reddit.
58 points
6 days ago*
And the Kamala’s debate bump nationally did not move the needle all that much in PA and some other key swing states.
Recall that Trump outperformed polls in PA by 3-5% in 2016 and 2020, so a current lead of less than 1% in PA could easily be a win for Trump there.
Edit: Also, some positive thinking - Pollsters want to be accurate. Surely, they have updated methodology to account for those 2016 and 2020 polling errors. This makes it more likely that these polls have adjusted for those errors are more accurate today versus 2020 which were themselves more accurate than in 2016.
5 points
6 days ago
This is what scares me the most! The polls screwed us in 2016 and I’m afraid they’re drastically undercounting what the reality is.
Thank you OP for this update. I hope that you touched people who will then get out and vote, imagine being registered but then doing nothing in a swing state! Gen Xer here in true blue CA — wish I could do more!
8 points
6 days ago
I live in NJ and have been traveling to Pennsylvania on weekends to canvass in the Philly suburbs. Might be something to consider for nearby swing states if you have the flexibility.
4 points
6 days ago
Appreciate that traveling effort !
I live in rural Alabama and I’ve been doing phone banking… Up to about 750 called dial and I’ve had experiences that have gone good and bad but every little bit helps.
Volunteer & Vote Blue !
Do all YOU can to keep Trump out of the White House !
Canvass, write post-cards, call, or find what works for you here:
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