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I would be pushing for a pre-vetting period for candidates before they're confirmed to be on the ballot. In between the time they apply to be on the ballot and they officially approved. Perspective candidates should be REQUIRED to go in front of an independent group where they can be interviewed as well as those that know them best to get to know the candidates better. They would also be able to review their tax records, medical records, criminal background checks, etc. and if to many red flags are found like Mark Robinson's recent scandal, they can be rejected from being on the ballot.
We could find a lot more of these kind of scandals BEFORE they're allowed on the ballot. It would put these extremist candidates on notice they would likely be kicked off the ballot.
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@leejamiller What kind of weird arsed microphone is that? I'm totally curious 💜
& you *_Know_* my pfp is already the refrain coming from Russiablicans along with "WE SUPPORT NatCs IN GOVERNMENT AND IF YOU DON'T YOU'RE RACIST!!" _ facepalms in black_
A wave is blue for a reason guys 🌊Let's get at it.
I never used to care about politics. But when Trump hit the scene? *It became my mission to crawl over broken glass to vote against him and every Republican at every opportunity.*
If they have their way, we really will have to crawl over glass to vote.
They symbolize Back to the Past
I’m a pretty hardcore lib but 90% of my motivation to donate and vote atm is Trump and Republicans. They’re just captured at this point, and if we don’t stick behind someone, they’ll coalesce and fuck our country for years. I’d rather not do that.
This way my exact experience. Trump getting elected radicalized me into being a Lefty.
He cemented my position as socdem
As an AuDHD twice-exceptional woman sired and raised by a self-hating AuDHD twice-exceptional man, can confirm that attacking in others what you hate about yourself is a crappy way to live. 😕
I feel like I'm missing an obvious metaphor or implication with the "twice-exceptional" descriptor
@@hmnhntr it's just adding labels to make them seem more of a vulnerable victim than they actually are
@@TnD_BigJaxIt’s a term for kids who have two learning/developmental disabilities such as autism and ADHD, but are highly academically/socially gifted in extremely specific areas. Google “2e kids” for more information/articles. It’s not just a label tossed in for funsies, it’s important context to the original commenter’s statement. There’s a lot of trauma surrounding neurodivergent gifted kid burnout, and it’s okay to just admit your ignorance and educate yourself on a new topic. It’s a great chance to broaden your perspective 🫶
Montrealer here. The best I can hope for all of us , especially Americans , is that the vote drives out a maximum of rethugs. This will help everyone have confidence again in the country. The very idea of tens of milions voting for the blob is just so depressing
The RNC being called the .grindr superbowl has me completely dead.
“We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing.”
I went from not caring about politics at all (about 10 years ago) to slowly becoming an anti capitalist democratic socialist who’s constantly angry at big corporations and very aware of all the corruption and bigotry. Kind of funny how things change.
Would you ever let 2 managers hand count your paycheck?
This the second video of yours I've watched. I really appreciate that even when you criticize someone, you show a lot of empathy and curiosity. There's specificity and nuance too and none of that clouds your indignation and convictions.
I'm in NC, registered, and making sure everyone else is! NC VIBE IS BLUE BABY!!! I definitely think we win NC, even with all the recent gerrymandering. I also think Florida is up for grabs!! NO ONE LEFT BEHIND!!
It's so Insane that almost every MAGA person has some bizarre past that contradicts what they preach
Hate is a hell of a drug.
I think part of the reason is that nobody saw MAGA coming, and when it did a lot of people [like Robinson] from the bottom of the moral barrel crawled out of the woodwork after realizing they could easily make a name for themselves being nasty as possible. If MAGA and Covid showed anything it's that so many people are not only dumber than previously thought (which is saying a lot), but also meaner than previously thought (which, again, is saying a lot). Dumb and mean? How could someone who wants to exploit the masses resist? MAGA is free money. As an example, just see a black person in a video game and say "woke" and "DEI." Harass immigrants and transgender people... play on fear and the unknown. It's that easy. That's why it's so concerning.
From the trailer park, for the trailer park.
It kinda makes sense, if you spend your whole life repressed and dehumanizing others, but you also fetishize some of the people you dehumanize then it makes some level of sense. Just look at Christian and Bridget Ziegler and their swing sessions, it's clear that Christian fetishizes lesbians while still hating them. For a timeless example look at any homophobic pastor who inevitably turns out to be gay.
That's almost every conservative
Republicans: "we need election results on election night!"..... Also Republicans: "you must count millions of ballots by hand."
Hypocrites.
They're not so much hypocrites, as they're just really that stupid.
They really are genuine in their stupidity.
@@gluckmac Not hypocrites - that would give them credit towards ever acting in good faith at all.
They are liars. They are scammers. They are fascists and bigots. So long as we call them hypocrites we're still engaging with them on their terms, acting as if anything they do should ever be taken with integrity.
It's a common feature of authoritarians to issue contradictory - sometimes even mutually exclusive - dicta, and then become apoplectic when the results aren't somehow magically what they imagine they want. None of these policies is designed to succeed. They're designed deliberately to fail, and to tear at the fabric of our society whilst doing so.
@@jw4451 They can't even keep up with their own fucking logic.
They know that's an impossible task. They need that security to plan what they are gonna do when the time comes.
The two party system needs to implode. We need Ranked Choice Voting yesterday.
Hell, Sri Lanka just elected a Marxist thanks in part to their ranked-choice system (or similar, from what I read it seemed to be).
And I'm here for it!
AK has it, Republicans are already working on strategies to inoculate their base against it. Removing it is on the ballot this November and we've only had it for one election cycle.
So, it can be done, but you're on a clock, best get it done quick.
It has already resulted in more Democrats winning here, Republicans know that it is better at arriving at what people want, and that they are not what people want.
@@ThebloodyliesAll fine and dandy until the US sponsors another coup
@@hogndog2339 They haven't had a great track record as of late, who knows, maybe the CIA has lost its edge. Its been a long time since Jakarta.
The crappy thing is that red states are starting to ban ranked choice voting. Combine that with gerrymandering, voter intimidation and straight up voter fraud, and we're in serious trouble going forward.
Trump: He's like Martin Luther King, TIMES TWO
Mark: I hate Martin Luther King so fucking much.
I do believe this what we call "irony".
Are we sure this Mark guy isn't just wearing blackface?
@@JadenM. Nope, he's an actual black man who is self-hating in such an egregious way that it is appalling and sad.
"I like bullying bigots." - Leeja 'Based' Miller, 2024.
We need merch for this
@@jessicaleethomas92I’m thinking of a solid colored t-shirt and/or sweater that says “I ❤️ BULLYING BIGOTS”, something inspired by the “I❤️NYC” merch
She'sthe bigot and very unattractive.
@@markerdelray the red cap but it says this instead
🖤💜💙💚💙💜🖤
Much Love!!
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FFS, IT SHOULD NOT BE *NEARLY* THIS CLOSE!!! 😡😡
it's mind boggling
its good that its close Dems historically are low turn out without incentive.
So true Ryuji Persona 5
It's so frustrating because I feel like half of it comes down to the Democratic party struggling to be at all appealing to their voter base. They're trying to make the same similar mistakes they did with Hillary Clinton.
@@freniisammii the dems need to run on literally anything other than "at least we're not the GOP" for a change
Check your voter registration TODAY. If your name has been purged from the voter roll in your state, re-register IMMEDIATELY. If you are told at the polls on Election Day that you have been purged from the voter roll, DEMAND a provisional ballot. You will need your ID. DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT VOTING. Research the provisional ballot rules for your state. Your vote matters! Thank you!
I many states a provisional ballot is as good as void so try your hardest to vote early and have enough time to correct issues.
Your vote doesn’t matter if you’re in the wrong state, but vote anyways because it’s your civic duty. Your vote matters WAY more on a local level, so absolutely vote then
I received my mail-in ballot in the mail yesterday…!
Call to reason: We have a totally splintered localized system of election rules for historical 'reasons'. If we were to set up a system designed for fairness and transparency we would create a *uniform nationwide system* of the kind that was created for Germany after WW2. The US system is undemocratic, insane, and favors incumbents (who shaped it).
@@jenniferstone2975 Yaasss, I can't wait to vote for Trump in November
I'm in AZ (don't recommend it). I'm queer, wife is trans, we're both registered for the early ballot and have been, frankly, harassing our friends to make sure they are, too. I try to be politically active when I can, I'm looking at poll worker positions.
All that to say: I'm a leftist, my friends are mostly self-identified communists, leftists, and queers, but we're probably not the majority here. I see an insane number of trump flags, stickers, decals, clothes, etc... because they're loud and proud here. Kari Lake winning would be a disaster for AZ, Trump winning would be a disaster for the country and my family specifically.
Wife is trans? You don't wanna date a beer belly, bearded generic wearing a punisher hat?
But all jokes aside..you're awesome ❤
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Arizona? Yeah your neighbors probably aren't "communists, leftists, and queers" lol.🙄
@@marymac3572 "I'm a leftist, my friends are mostly self-identified communists, leftists, and queers"
You're a joke is what y'all are
Your pfp cries for the psych ward…
Leeja, I used to be an LGBT-phobic conservative Christian, even condemned a gay classmate in high school to Hell. Then, 3 years after high school, in 2016, i realized that I'm trans (mtf, despite the email address), came out and hunted down the people I had hurt and profusely apologized. 8 years later, I'm a much nicer person than I once was.
❤
I dont even know you, but I love you for embracing yourself and repudiating the utter nonsense you were indoctrinated into. That's what so many of these shrieking far right clowns seem to be unable to do, if they are indeed deeply closeted projectors as Mark Robinson seems to be.
Proud of you! ❤
Growth ❤
You can be proud of yourself. It takes a lot of work to change so drastically, and for the better. Good luck and stay safe!
I’m in Pennsylvania and most democrats here seem pretty enthusiastic about Harris/Walz. They’re even pulling crowds in more rural parts of the state
Came here to find the other Pennsylvanianites. :D
Are you seeing difference in support for Trump? Like less yard signs and such?
Can they come to Mercer county? Seriously need some here
@@mcreynoldsmedia still a good number of Trump signs. But they don’t seem super common in the suburbs
I live in a small town, and it's Trump flags basically all over. A neighbor took his American flag down and replaced it with a giant Trump flag. Real American I guess lol.
It's very hilarious that he wrote an entire erotica about his wife's fake sister
Fanfiction is getting crazy nowadays
What
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@@1015SaturdayNightyou don’t even want to know. If you look it up that trauma is on you.
I wish that flash thingy from Men in Black was real after hearing it.
I grew up in a VERY conservative household, and a big part of what pushed me away from that world very early was 1. Me realizing I was queer myself and dealing with all the self acceptance stuff that comes with that when you grow up religious and conservative. And 2. Seeing just how unpleasant the people were around me, especially living with a man who is parody levels of racist lmao. The fact that if I couldn't work past my initial self loathing, I could've gone down the path of one of those republican self hating monsters, is a little terrifying ngl 💀
Wow
raised religious and conservative myself, turns out I'm queer and now I'm an athiest and a liberal. so you are definitely not alone.
So similar to my background!! Also grew up ultra conservative and Christian, also very much a queer person 😅
I’ve definitely seen the consequences of living (for decades) with little to no critical thinking, empathy, understanding, etc towards other humans and I am doing everything I can to be the opposite of how I was raised!! ❤❤
@@oliviawolcott8351 - in other words, you're sane. "The Thinking Atheist" and "Aron Ra" are excellent channels. "Gutsick Gibbon" (Erika) , " a current PhD student in Biological Anthropology. I have a Masters of Research degree in Primate Biology, Behavior and Conservation with a BSA in Pre-Professional Animal Science and minors in Anthropology and in Biology.
Same. Raised in a Christian Nationalist household, my dad tried to mold me into a hyper masculine, conservative Christian man. I turned out to be a feminine, progressive agnostic woman instead 😂 @@oliviawolcott8351
As an idot who voted for trump in 2016 I have fully flipped and am finally excited to vote for Kamala Harris, I hope more and more kids who grew up conservative are seeing the contradictions, hate, and hypocrisy that I did
Curious... Did you vote for Mango Mussolini in 2020?
I grew up with politically moderate parents and going to an ELCA church most Sundays (still do). This background leads my default to be ticket splitting.
To be fair the Trump running in 2016 had a lot more benefit of the doubt, it’s different voting for him in 2016 vs 2020 vs 2024
@@nanochiccagreed
What?
The fact that the race in any of those swing states is close at all is insane. The fact that 10s of millions of Americans are willing to vote for an obvious fraud that has been convicted of multiple felonies, has been found liable for sexual assault, and has declared bankruptcy no less than six times is just appalling. No one is perfect, but we’ve all known what DJT is for decades, and he’s never demonstrated any capacity for change.
At this point it’s either ignorance (willfull or not) or massive cognitive dissonance.
I will never understand it myself. I'm surrounded by Trump voters, who are decent people, otherwise. They have just totally fallen for the lies. It's sad.
He can declare bankruptcy so many times and the men in my family are still like "he'd be better for the economy." They're ex-fieldworking immigrants afraid of immigrants, one doesn't speak English. Misogyny above all else, right? Nothing else automatically puts you above half the population.
A lot of Trump supporters support Trump because what they associate him with- it's rare for a supporter to actually research his promises, interests, and accomplishments. He's made an effort to yap about being a supporter of various classic American ideals (even if he doesn't actually embody them).
Combine that with largely shallow, surface-level (with occasional legit) criticism of Kamala & the democrat party from certain media sources/social media, and you get a large chunk of his voter base.
Think of it this way: Have you, personally, researched Kamala's (or Joe's) promises, interests, and accomplishments? If yes, then that's great, but can you say the same for your friends who (hopefully) also are voting for her?
If you don't explicitly look into someone's platform/history, whether or not you support them will very heavily depend on optics. Which is as subjective as it is influenceable.
Tl;dr: He has as many voters as he does because mfs don't actually look into the guy, and vote largely on optics/what they're fed.
It's almost as if the real world doesn't neatly fit into your Land of Pretend theories. How can that happen?
@@snkybrki I think what it comes down to today as we face a real crossroads in this country, is a vote for Harris is also a vote against the lies and conspiracy theories that go on and on where the right wing maga like media has been telling a lot of good people for years one made up piece of horse shit story after another. Trump is just a product of their made up National Inquirer type headlines. In actuality I don't think that part of the media gives a damn how divided our country becomes as long as they get viewers. That is the crux of this nightmare we are now faced with! They have no regulations on them at all, which of course is the American way, especially since the FCC took the reigns off them. Obviously the successful lawsuits against them is not nearly enough to shutter their doors. What I believe and what makes this country so great, freedom of speech for one, is voting BLUE across the board is a way forward to begin the healing I feel, with saner minds in charge. Or as we used to say with the grown ups in charge.
It is so so so hard to respect the other side when even THEY don't practice the insane shit they preach.
Because they don't believe all people are equally important, thus they believe different morals should apply to different groups of people.
@@scifirealism5943like a woman who laughs can’t be taken serious as a President⁉️
@@Fokko this country has some idiots, so yes.
@@scifirealism5943 ah! of course. how could i forget
@@coricognitions yep
As a Canadian, my friends think i am far too invested in American law and politics, but I have to say... It's mind-bending how facts just don't seem to matter to so many voters/citizens anymore. Thanks for being so fact based and logical! And for covering topics that actually matter in the long run.
They don't look at how truckers in your country were drawn into our politics in the U.S.?
The stupid things truckers did in Canada are out of mind already?
Kind of denial of them to not realize the global implications... Nah, misinformation is crazy and will increasingly be the norm in all politics going forward. Specifically far right Canadians are taking notes and "those who forget history are doomed to repeat it," even as this 'history' plays out before our eyes
It’s because our education system sucks
@@mcreynoldsmediahit the nail on the head there. I learned more outside of the classroom than I ever did in it by reading more than what was expected of me. But that's the thing I like to read which is rare for my generation still.
Your friends should care too. Like it or not, the United States has large political influence over Canada, and I've heard you guys have already got Canadian versions of MAGA starting to show up. Republican victory is more devastating for the world than most think. It will empower the already growing far-right in the West as a whole and those countries will eventually get their own Trumps.
I work at a bank. If I have to count my vault down BY HAND to balance at the end of the day, it would take me forever. Machines are much better at counting than we are.
Well then HOW DO CASINOS WORK? Ha! Didnt think we'd notoce that but we did cuz were SMART! !!! VIVA MAGA 2024, VIVA TRUMP!!!!! Republicans FTW.
@@ufc990 wut?
I think/hope it's supposed to be sarcasm or irony?@@GregglyPuff
Arizonan checking in. With gallego and an abortion referendum on the ballot, I’m confident we can deliver Harris-Walz 11 EC votes.
Like Robinson in NC, it seems like Kari Lake the psychopath isn't helping Trump's chances any.
@@capkronos00 yeah really, people in the Phoenix area know gallego and he’s a pretty favorable down to earth guy. But really, KKKari being on the ballot probably helps Dems even more
Like everyone else on your side of the aisle, this is utter fantasy. According to the New York Times, not known for being a big fan of Trump, he's leading in Arizona.
Is the GOP a prank? Like, is this all some massive Borat style joke on the American people?
Elect a clown, get a circus
They are a agony and a insult for intelligent people😢
As European on the outside looking in, it REALLY feels like America as a whole is a Borat-style joke in just how horribly it treats all of the people although only half the people (democrats) understand that they are being treated like shit. I really hope you guys elect Kamala... but I will admit, it has been a VERY interesting decade with Trump being in the headlines. What is that curse again? May you live in interesting times, right?
@@BlackestLyrics well, I'm glad at least someone is getting enjoyment out if our torment.
Deep rooted backwardness
We seriously need to fix the electoral college. This is crazy
Trump never would've been president if it were working properly. He had lost the popular vote against Clinton but still won.
End Citizens United. End the dark money in politics. Move to Amend.
And by "fix" we mean take it out behind the old wood shed and give it both barrels
We already have both houses of Congress to represent the states. The President is a federal position, not a state position. What they do impacts everyone regardless of state borders so we should not be using state borders in the process of electing the President. We're long overdue to use the popular vote.
You know our corporate backed government won't allow that.
@froggodoggo79 I know. Move to amend.
I live in Las Vegas... Nevada is purplish-blue... it is less of a swing state than most realize. The whole idea of being a "swing-state" is because in 2022 our governor Steve Sisolak was replaced by a Republican, however, almost all other important elections went blue. The reason Sisolak was replaced was because he enforced a strict COVID lockdown, and many people who normally vote blue were angry, and there were a lot of business closures, so it wasn't a surprise... but no, you don't need to worry about Nevada... it is Kamala all the way!
Lombardo was anti-denial on election fraud. The governor of georgia, governor of nevada, Attorney general of Pennsylvania all won in 2022 as anti-trump Republicans
Popular vote no doubt, but with gerrymandering and shenanigans.. this is gonna be the messiest election yet
Kamala will win nevada. The governor before sisolak was Sandoval (a republican) he was incredibly popular.
@@nari5161 vegas is mobilized.
That governor saved lived and paid for it at the election. He is a brave man.
I’m in rural Wisconsin and PROUDLY voting blue in a heavy red district despite being told “it doesn’t matter since the county is so red” even so… it’s my right to vote and I AM. PERIOD
Your vote does count in a presidential election. A state hoes by the total votes in the state not how many counties went red or blue. Be sure to vote. As a swing state voter your vote is very very important.
Votes like yours matter so very very much compared to votes like mine in a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican for well over 20 years and we show no signs of starting to do that.
You've inspired me to vote red in my vast majority blue county o7
Ohio. From what I hear from my customers while talking to them, they don't want Trump and are voting Harris. Even though they are Republicans. We shall see but I am hopeful for Harris taking Ohio.
Polling says otherwise. Trump up by a whopping 9 - 10% margin. However…
Ohio recently passed rights to abortion and allowed for recreational marijuana. Ohio isn’t as far right as some may think. So I’m crossing my fingers and hoping the recent polls are ridiculously skewed.
@@autonomouscollective2599 Ohio has a large non-white, non-Christian population but are horribly underrepresented, similar to my state of Texas
Dear younger generations, if who you are feels like you’re an outsider from society, you’re doing something right. Stay true to yourselves.
I feel like an anomaly
@@scifirealism5943 me, too. My whole life. But it means you’re unique; cut from a different cloth. That’s a good thing. Celebrate it.
Thatsssss really not always a good thing. Psychos exist but they’re not the majority sooooo yeah not all to great advice 😅
@@SocialistBoomer I will.
Smarter then average?
Your a Democrat
Texas!!!!!! a few friends have found themselves purged from voting, I been checking everyday to make sure I'm still register. Specialty if you live in a red state, please check
I have already checked five times in the last couple months..
thank you for the reminder! And hey Red state folks, remember that YOUR LOCAL ELECTIONS MATTER A LOT!!! even if you feel like writing in a protest vote for president (I advise against it, but it's your life) at least go in there and make sure you cast a serious vote for the local officials who WILL impact your life directly in the coming years.
Yes, it’s really interesting to see that a few formerly red states are potentially purple now. Florida too. Trump and Vance pissed off hundreds of thousands of voters of Haitian descent with their ignorance. If the democrats can galvanize that and get them out to vote it could have a huge impact.
VERY MUCH THIS!
Voting Role Shenanigans is the leading cause of disenfranchisement.
NC checking in. I saw a county Repulican office is holding a prayer vigil for Mark Robinson, so that's about how it's going here. A disturbing number of people actively want him. Whether that's because they've been Fox News-pilled into thinking the negative press is fake or because they just...agree with him...is anyone's guess. 🙃
I'm also a pollworker and just praying for a boring election in my county. Training starts this week; wish me luck!
Good luck, and thanks for your service!
Im in Georgia. The ads that i have to deal with mostly are voter registration checker ads because, APPARENTLY, there are people on the board getting rid of vote registration.
I keep dealing with anti- Kamala Harris ads making her out to be like Trump
@@purplelion3440can we talk about the “Dangerously liberal” mail that comes at least 1x/week with misleading claims that have mysteriously impossible to find or inaccurate sources 😭
I deada** looked them up one day to see what articles they were. One or two were behind paywalls from archives (2003-2007ish) and the others I could find did not in fact back up the claims. So odd 🙃
If John Mccain and Abraham Lincoln were alive to see the Republican Party the way it is today, they would be absolutely ashamed and embarrassed.
Nah, they couldn't process this, they would be completely dumfounded.
Lincoln would likely refer to Trump as a "buffoon" and a "charlatan"
mccain let the crazies in with palin.
They’d be proud.
You ever seen the Democrat party?
They are definitely imploding. And it's GLORIOUS
Too bad the polls don't reflect that. Dream on.
@@leobigelow7021they do tho….
@@leobigelow7021Harris is literally winning right now sort of crack are you snorting 😭
You are literally able to check, you absolute doofus 💀
Checked and ready to vote in Texas on Oct 21st. Hoping this is the year we get rid of Cruz.
That would be wonderful! Especially if someone pro LGBTQ was elected!!
I’m sad Colin Allred has to be so militant border defender just to contend with Canadian Cruz
@@diego777cas Yeah in Texas we can't have the dream. We have to settle for incremental improvement. The main thing is keeping control of the senate so Harris can get some decent picks on the bench to offset the damage Trump did.
God same... im so tired of Cruz. He hasn't done anything to help anyone from any party. I just want someone with a backbone and work ethic, ya know? Instead of someone that sits idly, complains, and points fingers, instead of getting to work or trying to find real solutions to problems facing Texans. I hope the last ice storm was a wake up to Republicans that they at least have to pick someone better that's willing to work with and for them, not just someone with the identity label of "republican".
I'm trans and I've never heard of the term "Trans attracted." The idea that someone is attracted to trans people specifically because they're trans is uncomfortable.
I've only heard of "trans chasers"
@randomtinypotatocried yeah I've heard that before like don't get me wrong I've seen some really hot trans folk but it's like anyone else the real attraction for me is person more than sex or gender.
But also I seen a ton of chasers on Grindr tho.
Yeah I didn't like that she said "trans attracted" people are members of the LGBT+community. They're not, they're chasers. They see us as a fetish. Trans attracted is not a sexuality. They'd be gay if it was a man attracted to a trans man, but in the case of Robinson pretty sure he was attracted to trans women, that is being straight. Were just a fetish for him . I hope Leeja reexamines her language on this topic.
The only time I wouldn’t look at someone weird for saying they are trans attracted is if they were trans themselves and I would see it more as them just attracted to people that could share those similar experiences and struggles with them/ understand each other in a deeper level. Another other situation and it feels very fetishizing
Yeah, those are called chasers. Try to keep yourself safe and stay away from them.
I’m in the PA suburbs just outside Pittsburgh, sh** is WILD here. 50 foot trump banners in people’s yards. “TRUMP” spelled out in Christmas lights on roofs and trees. A fair amount of Harris signs and flags too though. We have this old fart who dresses as Paul revere and bicycles down to the mall with a HUGE flagpole with 20 trump flags up and down it, ranting and screaming. I’ve voted in every election, big and small, since I was able (2016) and will be voting for Harris this time. I say right now it’s a toss up if she wins PA
I wonder how much of that is "actual" enthusiasm vs. like reactionary-because-pa-is-competitive enthusiasm. Suburbs specifically. I wonder if you'd find the same in somewhere like Meadville or Saegertown.
I say this because I saw the same stuff here in rural Indiana in '16 and '20. This time it's just crickets.
Doesn't really change anything for PA; still a dogfight for sure. But I wonder if the enthusiasm gap is real and flying under the radar.
Holy crow 😂 I knew PA folks have moxie, but the Paul Revere guy is pretty creative and hysterical. If only he could use his powers for good 😂😂😂
Stay safe and stay strong! 💙
@@redlady222 yeah he’s wild, many people (including me) flip him off as we drive by
People actually spell his name out of the roofs? I would just leave. I can’t.
@@normairizarryni oh yeah, there’s a guy on my street, his neighbor flies a Harris flag tho lol
I live in PA (Hershey) and I’m seeing a lot of Harris signs. There is only one house that has a giant Trump sign. I feel hopeful, but we can’t be complacent!
I know at least 3 north Georgia trump voters from 2020 ( from MTG's district no less) who are now raving for kamala. I know it's anecdotal but it has me really hopeful.
As a fellow Georgian this warms my heart
To bad it won't matter when election conspiracist Geogia ballot counters will conveniently "forget" to count thier ballots. The Republicans always accuse others of the things they do themselves.
Can you send this info to Suris please? He could really use the hopium knowing that he’s not alone because he lives in the “smiling Titan’s” district.
How anyone could “rave” for Kamala is baffling. She can’t string many coherent thoughts together imho
@@hunterkarr5618You’re kidding right? She’s very coherent. Trump is the one who incoherently rambles all the time and never actually says anything of substance.
I live in a small town in Kansas. Currently if you drive down my main street Harris signs outnumber trump signs 10:1. A large number of very vocal former supporters have taken their flags down.
I have no illusions that trump will lose Kansas, but the anecdotal evidence is nice.
Madison, WI here. Just attended the Harris rally on Friday. Not one open seat available. People were excited to listen to her, and she was inspiring.
Madison is much more liberal than most of WI. The University of Wisconsin is here as well. Not nearly as many Trump signs here (I travel to Texas about once a month, and the difference is…startling). Many of us are volunteering to work the election polls. The high population of students helps to keep folks more informed and provides many opportunities to get involved politically. We have an extremely diverse population, with many folks having a Hispanic or Laotian family background (among many others). We have an exceptionally strong LGBTQ+ community who is active, vocal and welcoming. There are large/public pride events here (open LGBTQ+ owned business markets in the summer, festivals, etc).
I live in a subdivision full of working families. There are practically no campaign signs anywhere (lawns or billboards). I know of neighbors on both sides politically, however this county has gone blue in every presidential election since 1932 (with the exception of Eisenhower) - so most around here would rather be at peace with their neighbor, than be loud about their politics.
And, yes! I’m registered! Vote Blue! 💙💙💙
Wisconsin used to be THE most progressive state in the Union. Gov. La Folette was maybe the only true Socialist ever elected to high office in the US. Everything was going swimmingly for progressive policy for decades. Then the "Reagan Revolution" came and everything went straight to sh*t!
I sure most people here already have please please vote for Kamala just so the queer people like me aren’t oppressed farther by plans like project 2025
Yeah, the only thing that should matter -- not defense, economics, immigration, anything -- is being as nice as possible to queer people. Your entire political philosophy should be based on ensuring that. Dear God.
@@leobigelow7021Well the Republicans are terrible on all those other issues as well. But last time I checked LGBTQ people still paid taxes, so they can certainly vote their interests.
@@leobigelow7021 lovely straw man you have there 🤦go to bed grandpa
@@leobigelow7021 there are so many other things and people here just prefer kamala-walz on most of those things, too.
Not realizing how important being treated well as a queer person is to some people is kinda dumb though tbh.
It's not hard to imagine republicans taking away HRT, maybe even gay marriage at some point. Those things are crucial to some people. And being treated well in general, not being made into a talking point that gets you attacked on the street - are you sure that doesn't matter?
it stirs up interpersonal conflicts in the best case and gets you shot in the worst case
@@leobigelow7021 When you are part of a minority being targeted by Republicans, get back to us on how important the issue of being allowed to exist is compared to anything else.
Lifelong Michigander and I have requested my absentee ballot. All of my friends and family here are also registered and we are prepared to do our part. I have some hope for this state given that the MIGOP is a complete shitshow and after the last election went all Dem.
I’m also a lifelong Michigander. I’m hoping that Michigan turns blue again this presidential election.
Hey all. Fellow Michigander here. I hope we can stick it out and keep it blue this year. We all gotta do our part!
Can't wait for the Silence of the Trumps.
In Indiana here my dad and I with Latino first names were put as "inactive voters" while my mom who is also Latina but has a common English name was not put as inactive when we all voted together last time
@@cencent2189 I imagine a lot of Alabamians are having a similar problem with any kind of ethnic name... Beyond wrong.
Michigan here. I live in a DEEP red county, so you can guess how I'm feeling. I'm registered to vote, and there are a few blue voters around town, but certainly not enough to flip the county.
Trying to get young people to understand the importance of their vote has been rough though. I work with a bunch of kids who are voting age, THAT DO CARE about everything on the ballot, but they genuinely dont see the difference in the candidates.... They actively tell me that they think its "boring" and "it wouldnt matter anyway".
I do remember feeling that way at their age, and i can empathize with not wanting to vote for either when you dont know anything about the candidiates.
But there IS still time to learn and make a decision. And their vote REALLY FUCKING MATTERS this time.
I am so very tired of getting apathetic people to care about my human rights….
It doesn't matter if they're imploding, it matters that they're losing.
I think these two states are one and the same in this scenario.
@@dragon1130 They were imploding in 2016, at least accdg to the media / Hollywood / etc. They won. Losing >>> "imploding".
actually none of that matters, since they will just "fix" elections by hand counting ballots until they win.
As a Pennsylvanian there's so many signs everywhere for both candidates and some people are getting aggressive with each other
I feel this. I live in a pretty politically divided neighborhood in Michigan but I happen to be in a more conservative area of said neighborhood. We've all got our signs up and I swear I can just feel the negative energy and resentment as I leave the house coming all around me. I think there's been some vandalism in the neighborhood too w signs. Getting pretty wild
When I lived in Philly back in 2004 I remember driving around and seeing people jumping out of their cars at the end of freeway exits and taking down Kerry signs. Good luck there!
The republican party is imploding.. and half the nation is still gonna vote for them anyways. 😞
Civil War 2: Origins
Wow. Cannot thank you enough for the research + work you put into these videos.
Just to throw this out there, saying "trans attracted" is really weird. Seems like youre using it as an insult. Saying he fetishizes trans women is correct and not belittling of trans existence. But saying trans-attracted buys a lot into the normative ethics of the US right wing without checking the bias.
It's not just that Georgia election officials were against hand counting, it is IMPOSSIBLE to do at this point since no poll workers have been trained to do this in the large counties which, surprise! are all majority Democratic.
Source?
@@hydromic2518 The local news...I live here. Go google it if you want to know the "source"
That's why the extremists are pushing for hand counts. If they can't get around to counting the blue counties then they can pretend the state voted for Trump so he gets all their EC votes. This makes it easy for election deniers working the polls to deny the true winner if they "could only finish counting the Trump votes" and put off counting up the Harris votes until the impossible deadline ensures they can't count enough of the blue tickets to prove if she won.
@@hydromic2518what you mean source?!
This is the guy’s own personal conclusion which is a common sense one!
@@Fokko they based their conclusion off information that might not be accurate. Have no poll workers been trained in large counties? Are all of these counties Democrat counties?
I hate living in NC, mannnnnnn. Voting blue down the ballot, but my neighbors make me doubt this state will actually flip. Drive out to the mountains like Canton and further out and it feels even more dire. Storefronts with Trump paraphernalia.
Skeptical or Cynical who knows.. I believe it’s a good thing to stay hopeful 👌🏻👍🏻
It could be they're just louder about it. I live in AZ and see that stuff all over the place too, but we flipped for Biden last time around so I'm decently confident about a blue AZ in 2024
yeah the rural areas are crazy about him for some reason. but ive seen just about the same harris signs. i guess it really depends on were you are.
Funny, I live in solidly blue NJ, but as soon as you drive into the sticks, you start to see ridiculously large DJT banners on houses here. Just hoping they're just being super loud about it (and desperate) and the majority of people in swing states vote sensibly.
Noooo. 😭 I haven’t been back to NC mountains in so long but they are so beloved to me… it sucks to read this. I’m not surprised, but it still sucks. I’ve learned Asheville has been so gentrified as to not even be that weird or progressive anymore, too. Killing my soul. I used to joke I’d run away into Pisgah National Forest and never look back.
What the fuck happened to the GOP post Trump? Did they start recruiting politicians from psych wards and /pol/?
It’s always been this way, just more visible now. 💙
Same party it was before Trump so it's the same party after him. He is no different than Mitch making up rules on the spot like no justices during a final year but only if you have a D next to your name and the entire party coordinating to ensure nothing gets done because "ew black guy". Clintons weren't charged with anything for the Whitewater investigation and the person he got the BJ from didn't work for them until after the investigation was already over a year long. Bush Jr started a war out of deep seated daddy issues, Bush Sr started a war to try and hide the consequences of Reagans actions, Reagan traded arms to terrorists, Nixon begged leaders in Vietnam to not accept peace treaties in order to make Johnson look bad. Republicans have always, and will always, be objectively bad people.
They already had those people.
@@Duchess_Van_HoofSadly yeah on that one
They're not sending their best.
Living in Georgia I can confirm that the split is real. Half my coworkers in a rural north east county are voting for trump while the other half is Harris. The people who are voting third party scare me the most, please vote don’t waste yours
Did you notice how Trump hesitated in the middle of the word "transparency", like he needed to stop himself from derailing into a call for genocide just hearing himself say the prefix?
When you elect the party of lowered expectations you can’t expect competence.
Love your videos Leeja. Keep up the great work and have a great day.
I'm not in a swing state but a red state and I volunteered to become a poll worker. Guess who's application was "lost" even though I received a "thank you for applying" conform email from the state. I called our elections commission and reapplied with them but we'll see if I make it before the deadline as the person on the phone didn't apologize but rather sounded inconvenienced.
Michigander here!
I’ve been seeing lots of Trump/Vance lawn signs, despite living in a consistently blue county/area. And even though the polls say Kamala has a lead, I’m still nervous that Michigan may swing red again, like we did in 2016.
My hope is that the Kamala supporters around me are just a little less “loud and proud” than the Trump republicans are.
Supporters of Kamala are too busy working at our real jobs to put a dozen signs in our yard.
Vox has a great video on why Michigan went red in 16, basically it came down to the state legislature gerrymandering the districts in Republican favor. Ever since the proposal for an independent board to draw up the districts went into effect that advantage disappeared.
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Same in Wisconsin. Although I think the difference is that a trump supporter doesn't have to fear that the other side will harass them or vandalize their property in response to them putting up a trump sign, whereas for Democrats those are completely valid concerns that may prevent them from putting up a Kamala sign.
it's also possible that Biden/Harris have pissed off one of the largest Muslim communities in the country by supporting the Genocide of Gaza... Just a thought
Pennsylvanian citizen here
Specifically western PA, near Pittsburgh
I've seen a lot of Trump signs around. A LOT
However, interesting to note, is in the past couple weeks I've seen a few Harris Walz signs pop up.
Talking to people at work about it (as seldom as possible because its work) its been a pretty decent even split between people who've told me they hope Trump wins vs people who say they're voting for Harris
Note that I said "hope Trump wins" and when I ask them about it they usually tell me they aren't going to vote or are unsure if they will.
I also work in a grocery store, so it gives me a good view of a small selection of regular people as they're shopping.
I've come across a good few people wearing a Trump shirt or hat. Not a LOT but its usual to see a 2-3 a week. This being a highly traffic'd grocery store, too.
All in all, I think the area I live in is leaning Trump, but the uptick in Harris signs I've seen about gives me slight pause about that.
AZ Voter here...AZ is turning blue again! From my lips to God's ears!
GA voter here. Check my status every week, so far no problems. Big issue here are the recent election board rules that are totally illegal. Hopefully they're challenged and thrown out before the election but if not I'm not super confident in GA's ability to pull through for Harris. Still voting, still getting as many people as I can to vote, but Mark Robinson may have just saved the day with a possible NC blue flip. We'll see. Keep it up Leeja
Pennsylvania girlie here, whole family is voting blue except for my grandparents (shocker, I know). I will always vote on the side of women’s rights. Most girls I know around my age feel similarly.
I live in Michigan and I'm really hoping Harris pulls through. I live in a more conservative area outside of Grand Rapids and there is a LOT of Trump shit. I'm hoping that it's just the area I'm in. Harris polling well in the state is giving me hope. This election is really important for the future of my rights as a trans person and I'm hoping for the best :,)
FYI: the error rate of the counting machines is 0.5%. For humans it is 8%. What is usually done is multiply counts. Then the most common count is taken as true. For example, if I count the ballots by machine ten times, and I get one count that does not agree, then the chance of the count being wrong is about 0.005^9 = 2*10^-21. Maybe once in the lifetime of the universe would you be wrong. Counting by hand is very slow, biased, and inaccurate.
I'm honestly thinking the heritage foundation watched the purge movies and were like yes that's the future of our party.
On behalf of NC, I'm sorry you had to find out about Mark Robinson, although it did add insult to injury that NBC interviewed JD Vance about it right after they found out.
My wife and I are in PA, we registered as Republicans so that we don't suffer any reprisals in the red county that we are in. When we were registered as Democrats it took forever to get our ballots, but once we switched to R... We get them very early (we already voted) and there's never an issue. I've seen a lot of people who had Trump signs last time not show anything this year, but there are others who are now showing Trump signs. We won't put out a Harris/Walz sign since only one state over there's a Sheriff actively threatening people in a clear attempt at voter intimidation.
I can't believe how many people are willing to screw themselves over and vote against their own interests just to screw over someone else.
Good work! Its also a good idea to vote in the Republican primary to try to stop the crazier candidates from running.
@@SocialDownclimber That's another reason why! In our local election there was an R that denied that we went to the moon and was a crazy conspiracy theorist. I couldn't believe that it was a close call between him and the sitting R that was there.
How could Americans let the circus go on since 2008 with the birther stuff. And some 70 million still probably ready to vote for him again. What a corrupt country.
damn, I guess I forgot to single-handledly end all this nonsense! sorry, I'm a bad American. definitely not powerless in any way.
@@peachy_lilithat attitude of yours in response to valid criticism, is one of the reasons why Americans are looked at as if they’re fresh off the short bus, little one.
Either fix your country, or keep your noses out of everyone else’s. can’t have it both ways. 🙄
It has been a long process, going on since the 1980. Anti-intellectualism, fake anti-establishment rhetoric from the most pro-establishment party. Record high cognitive dissonance levels.
WI here, just returned my ballot today 💙. Large pop centers here (MKE, Madison) are blue, but there's a lot of red in rural areas. I'm cautiously optimistic - during a visit to the Northwoods in August I saw more Dem signs and support than ever before.
Because of gerrymandering & the electoral college, my vote literally does not count in either local or national elections.
I live in a red hell-state. Wish I could afford to move to at least a blue state, preferably to a country that has an actually functioning democracy that takes care of its citizens.
NONONONONONONONO That's the sort of thinking that got us into this mess! I _know_ it sucks, but you *MUST* VOTE. States often choose where their electoral votes go based on the popular vote, so even though this might be wishful thinking VOTE ANYWAY
My vote doesn't count in NC because both parties ignore the poor
I’m with you on the Repugnican hellhole that I live in, but I still vote anyway. Local and State elections still matter, even in a National election year (especially in a national election year). The second I give up my right to vote is the second the Repugnicans win, because they’ll prefer voter apathy and disinterest over participation and criticism. They can get away with too much because the voters let them or are apathetic to the voting process.
Yeah I live in Alabama. I definitely feel your pain. Yet, although my vote has not really counted for almost 50 years, I vote anyway. I also like the original poster, wish I lived in a blue state where my vote counted. At least, I vote anyway and it counts for me.
It's always fascinated me that the conservative towns/cities tend to have dirt-cheap property values. Seriously, you could get a mansion in Mississippi for less than a decent rental in San Francisco! To me, it's telling that the real-estate market is always cheaper in MAGA country: demand is so low because nobody SANE wants to live with these 🤡🤡 and go to prison for exercising their rights.
And they still may win. The founders rigged the game so hard through the Senate and EC.
Every republican accusation is a confession
Oh I found another kindred soul who enjoys using the word tomfoolery 😆
I’m in Pennsylvania and good god. I have not known peace in months.
The US is too far gone. Get out and vote, obviously, but also be prepared to leave the country. I'm getting there.
Married to an Australian for 17 years. I will be able to leave. Might take some of you a few years to prepare. Australia needs skilled trades, so that is a alternative route to get out.
I live in michigan, live in a blue county, and work in a traditionally red county. I've made it a game of counting yard signs while I've been at work. Before harris went in, there was only a single biden sign as far as i saw in the county. Since she has been the candidate, I watched it go from 25/75 to 40/60 to 50/50 and now to roughly 70/30 for harris/trump sign ratio. This includes some yards that changed signs also. On top of talking to people, I have confidence that Michigan will end up blue this year.
There’s one truck on my block that had a giant LET’S GO BRANDON on the rear window and a big MAGA banner on the tailgate. The week after Biden dropped out, they replaced those with a normal flag and a little Outer Banks sticker.😂
In Michigan I'm seeing a strong pull for Harris on the ground. Case in point, my neighbor said, to paraphrase, " I don't always vote... but this one seems important."
YES.
I was scared to come out as bisexual to my conservative wife, but when I did, I got a hug from her. She has been supportive and gotten pregnant with twin daughters. She has been my support as a bi man towards my family , She stuck up for me to my homophobic mom.
She's my mothers best friend through childhood and stood up to her on my defense. My mother had a fit when I said I was engaged to her best friend.
"We're going to do everything in as stupid, inefficient, and error-prone way as possible, and then when it's inevitably a train wreck say it's fraud."
"Every Republican accusation is a confession," I've heard people say. I don't agree 100% but holy shit it's close.
I don’t understand why your votes can be played with depending on which state you live in or why your votes have a second step where your votes can be used to go against what you voted for. I know my country is smaller than most (if not all) your states but when I cast my vote for a candidate I know that is the final step of voting and I get to actually exercise my democratic right to vote
That shade of lipstick is great. Gothy Leeja!
Vote against Project 2025!
Freedom over fascism!🗳💙🇺🇸
😮 Totally agree with your comments about Robinson. How do such people even get nominated to run for office?! Happy Bi Visibility Day, by the way ❤
Are you sure this is really fear and self-loathing, and not just a sociopathic love of inflicting harm? I think its a different order in the chicken-egg situation, I think most of these anti-trans politicians who also fetishize trans folks are attracted to the idea of someone that they could "use, abuse, and then dispose of". I think that you're doing a disservice to the people who actually have gone through struggles with sexual identity to say it's just projected shame. These politicians have an addiction to power, and causing harm.
Probably a blend of confounding variables. Shame and power addiction in varying ratios. Some with no shame whatsoever, as you proposed.
It might be the fetishization of a perceived taboo status and the desire to maintain or propagate that taboo to maintain the ability to indulge in that fetishization. That's something I heard floating around, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
It's also imploding in Colorado. They held a meeting to oust the party head. Now they are in an argument as to what that meeting was legal and courts are going to have to be involved.
hi From NC. im voting blue. ive always voted straight blue. despite agreeing with some red views and polices in the past, i genuinely think they gone off the deep end with these insane remarks about….anything.
I live in an 80% Trump county in Ohio. There are FAR less Trump signs around than there were in 2016 and 2020 and I almost never hear people talking politics in public like I did the previous two elections. However, the "Christians" round here will still vote for him even if they're becoming publicly embarrassed to admit it so I doubt there will be much change in the state vote totals. Best case scenario for us would be to hold on to Sherrod Brown.
Thoughts and prayers for the GOP.
Wisconsin here. I'm so frightened I check my registration daily. Atm I'm good. but no early in person voting in my district so I will have to be careful when I go on Nov 5.
Also no early voting in Alabama I also check my registration every week or so. At least I'm fortunate that I'm in one of the few (maybe the only?) blue counties in the state.
With how insane the Republican party is right now, it's amazing that this race is even close.
I have brought up voting for kamala. Personally i don't care about the border or rather the economy as much as i should. Why? Because all of our ancestors were immigrants and lifes short if its my time to go its my time to go. For the economy as long as i have a job thats good enough for me. The main reasons why im voting for kamala is abortion rights, morals, and democracy.
You have influenced me to go out and vote early! This is also my first time voting too.