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[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

Offer rides to those that can't get to voting booths on their own. Keep spreading the word to vote. If everyone votes, there would be no republikkklowns in office and we can progress as a country instead of regress.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

you know there was an amendment that was created for dealing with unelected tyrants. uhhhhh one? three? hmmm, I can't seem to remember...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I hear the French had good luck with guillotines.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Biden bombs wherever his campaign is located for suspected nuclear IEDs. In 25 years when congress is still investigating he'll be dead too so the SC ruling that it wasn't an "official act" will be moot as they can throw the bones in a jail cell for however long they want.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Vote third party I guess, or not at all. Not sure if a third party is even allowed in the american voting system

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Biden can legally send you straight to jail for voting third party.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

turning off voters is the biggest reason why we don't vote imo in this environment and there's nothing you can do about shitty choices that the democrats will give us; but there's things you can do to overcome the other institutional part of it; aka gerrymandering:

setup free voting ride shares with free filling snacks in gerrymandered states that will pick each person up from home; drop them off at their polling station; pick them up from there; and then drop them off at home w/o having to wait for everyone to finish voting. the lines are VERY long and take hours in heavily gerrymandered places like houston texas and people hate voting already; so making them wait or skip dinner to vote is a non-starter.

setup free voting phone number and/or website that will help register you to vote (not just tell you what you need to do) on your behalf and include the option to mail you a pre-filled envelope and stamp if paper registration is required. advertise it HEAVILY on all forms of media everywhere and make it clear it's not from the government.

then, assign a case worker to every client to ensure that the registration was completed and followup on the problems that gerrymandered places usually create to suppress votes. also get lawyers or people familiar with election laws to file inquiries on each voter's behalf each time a gerrymandered place manages to find a reason to disqualify a voter or an employer refuses to let them off to vote and use that case worker to manage it.

expect it to fail the first few times because people hate talking about politics so they won't listen for the first few cycles.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I could make a few effective suggestions, but I don't want to end up on a list. My life sucks enough without getting in trouble for a joke.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't have Biden run for reelection. Pick any other half decent human and they should win.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

The American way. See a problem, wait until it's too late to fix said problem, point fingers at a scapegoat for why the problem wasn't solved earlier, and repeat.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Convention hasn't happened yet. It literally isn't too late for that.

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 2 days ago (14 children)

Fairly successful strategy I've been using lately is to out-crazy the red team and feed em their own medicine. No one here needs to be told the libertarian party is just Far Right Liteβ„’, but do you know their selling points? Cuz there is no chance in HELL I'll be able to convince a Trumpanzee to vote for Biden, but I have been able to steer a handful of votes away from Trump and toward Chase Oliver - usually goes down like this: MAGAt will open the conversation by bitching about someone on the blue team - such as Hillary and her emails. I'll AGREE with them, but lump her and Trump into the same category... "Idk how they get away with sending classified data on a private email server or printing it out and hauling boxes of it to their private residence. If I did hundredth of the crime Trump or Hillary committed, I'd spend the rest of my life in jail!". Bitch about how both parties are doing the bare minimum just to stay in power etc; then start pitching 3rd as an alternative option.

'Both sides' em, and change their vote to "not trump" by pitching whichever 3rd most closely aligns with their impressionability (which is pretty much always the LP). Put the spoiler effect to good use.

And be weary of folks doing the same to you, especially here on Lemmy with all the 'genocide Joe' shit or encouraging apathy because of the shit debate.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And be weary of folks doing the same to you, especially here on Lemmy with all the 'genocide Joe' shit or encouraging apathy because of the shit debate.

I'm already quite weary of that!

("Weary" means tired; you probably meant "wary" which means cautious)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm weary and wary of all this.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Money. Donate. There isn't a near term world where money won't matter in giving you a voice, so you should use it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure the us parties have far too much money.

[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They say your time is much better spent guaranteeing people who already will vote blue show up to polls than trying to change the opinion of people who will vote red.

So that looks like asking people "do you have a plan to vote?" And perhaps in a less nosy phrasing: "When will you vote?" "How will you get there?"

People verbalizing a plan makes them more likely to follow through.

There are many places you can sign up to go canvassing, which is great. I would suggest in addition to and maybe before that, make a list of everyone you know and would feel comfortable talking to, and talk to them about voting. You will get much more mileage from existing relationships. (It's like how sales differentiates a warm lead and a cold lead)

Once you've exhausted that list then every little bit still helps. I do think high density events like farmers markets, community gatherings, concerts, games, etc have better rate of contact than door to door.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago

Long shot here: Donate to charities which help people in need in predominantly Trump held districts.

Less of a long shot: Volunteer for organizations like Vote Forward to try to reach folks. We're all human beings at the end of the day, and appealing to people can't hurt.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago (33 children)

Become one of Biden's close personal advisors and remind him of his obligation to protect the constitution from insurrectionists using official acts? Sorry I'm hella salty today.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

You can volunteer to text/call people. Donating will also help make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Move to a battleground state and vote there where your vote matters more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Electoralist realism... lmao...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Don't bother.

Instead, start preparing for the inevitable:

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The vast majority of Americans both already know how they feel about Trump and Biden and live in a solidly red or blue state. If you do want to focus on Biden, volunteer with phone banking or canvassing so that your efforts are directed to where they'll actually matter and be organized in line with their messaging. Personally, I'd say you're better off focusing on local races where you have more of an opportunity to come at it from a different angle and cut through people's fortified positions. And as another user said, focus on mobilization, it's easier to get someone who already agrees with you to register and make a plan than to convince someone to change their whole worldview.

There are also strategies outside of electoralism, such as protests and counter-protests. You can join an organization and form tactics and strategies to subvert the right's actions, and engage with direct action to build trust and community that could be important in the future. Form strategies while being realistic about your goals and capabilities and coordinate with others.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Who's really going to be swayed by a phone bank? My democratic rep keeps robocalling me and sending text messages and I honestly find it more annoying than anything. This does not work in 2024.

If someone canvassing (or a potential solicitor) knocks on my door I'm either not going to answer it or ask them to leave because I'm busy and don't want my time taken up.

These are totally ineffective strategies IMO.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

There are a few types of people that get targeted based on a voter profile, if my tiny amount of phone banking experience matches. There are the people who are probably going to vote for your party, but need a reminder because they are disengaged. Then there are swing voters that actually are on the fence and use a little information about your candidate. Like, most people don't know much about Biden's infrastructure package, so list off some projects nearby.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I suppose Biden could have him officially assassinated. That's legal now.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

An armed rebellion. Duh.

In fact this is the only thing that can be done. If Trump loses, he wins anyway in the form of Biden.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Storm the Capitol again in Minecraft

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe only Trump himself?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

Volunteer to help get good local politicians elected.

Help a local charity.

The impact will be indirect, but inpactful.

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