The image above comes from a website, but the rest are ones I took on the 17th at the rally I attended. I was encouraged by the number of people who attended, standing along the corner of a busy intersection in town. I cant say how many were there but I would estimate 100 people.
The event took place at where a Rite Aid used to be but had shut down. The building has been vacant for awhile and it was a good spot to be seen and space to park. There were a few pieces of machinery there but were not in use. The event started at 11 and went until 1. Interestingly, after the parking lot was full of cars, workmen showed up and told the organizers we had to park elsewhere as they needed to start working and it wasn’t safe for cars to be there. We were also told that nearby Lowes, that has a huge parking lot, had posted signs that non-customers parking there would be towed away. I parked in the furthest edge of Aldi’s lot that was closest to the rally. It was a block or so away. The workmen played with their equipment for a few minutes, then left and never returned. Things that make you go hm?
What was most encouraging about the rally were the number of cars that drove by and honked, waved, yelled out the window in support. 99% of all. There were a miniscule amount that went by who gave the finger or revved their monster trucks as they went by. There were some who never acknowledged us so maybe silently opposed?
The crowds at these rallies are ALWAYS friendly. Some guy gave me a “vote early” button. Another said that Early Voting votes are tabulated at the time you vote; whereas absentee votes aren’t tabulated until the election is over. One of my sons always votes early. I vote absentee but drive my ballot to the fortified box at my voting location. The other son votes on voting day.
I working on sending out 40 postcards this week, encouraging people to vote. They were personalized by me and non-partisan. I had to go to 2 different post offices to find 40 postcard stamps! Now I know why I usually order them online.
glad the rally was well attended! You are a busy beaver with the postcards!
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If even one postcard convinces a person to choose to vote, it will have been worth it. This may be the most important election ever held in the U.S. Until the one in 2 years…
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Our early voting starts tomorrow. I always vote early when I can. The postcards are a much better idea than phone calls or texts which tend to irritate people. I did door to door a few years ago–I was not very good at it, but it was basically a nonpartisan get out the vote so people were generally friendly. My district is strongly Democratic, but it’s still important to make your voice heard. (K)
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Congratulations on the rally. The “Vote Early” message was a difficult one here. While I started voting early during the pandemic, I’ve now stopped. In our local elections, early ballots are delivered to their respective polling places on election day for counting. In our last election, the city delivered some of the ballots after the polls were closed, and a court battle ensued as to whether they could be counted. The city’s official position was that, while voting is a right, voting early is a privilege and carries no guarantee that your vote will be counted. Until they are decisively defeated in court and we have a change of administration, I’m showing up on election day in person.
Then there is the ridiculous fight over whether ballot drop boxes (which are locked and bolted to concrete) are secure enough, even though it is considered secure enough to just leave a mail-in ballot in your own mailbox to be picked up and delivered by the USPS.
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Thanks on the rally. Fascinating to hear how WI has been doing it. Yes it is ridiculous about letter boxes vs concrete ballot drop boxes. It’s part of a plan to cause as much chaos as possible.
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10 days – fingers crossed for the world.
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heads bowed in prayer
our fingers crossed for the world
for tomorrow’s light
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❤️
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Yesterday I was finally around a lot of people. Bailey’s friend Gavin who he has known since daycare got married…Lisa I feel REALLY old lol. I remember him jumping up in my arms when we went to Chucky Cheese because he was scared to death. It was a lot of people at the wedding.
I’m glad you got back safe and sound!
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Max, so awesome the continuity for you and for him. Connections with others is what it’s all about. Glad you had a good time :)
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It was so surreal to see this little boy in my mind! Thanks Lisa!
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You are welcome.
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