Guys I did my part in Texas last week during early voting. I will make the shameful admission that this midterm election is the first time I have ever voted for anything, ever. My first time was voting in the primaries for Beto O' Rourke now I cast my vote for him in the midterm election. Every time I see these posts pop up, I see people chime in "Vote and make sure you bring a friend". Well, I brought my best friend, my wife, and she also voted for the first time ever.
I'm sorry that people like me allowed this whole mess to happen, but I'm here now and I brought a friend. For me, I've lived in the south all of my life and I had the (wrong) perception that I was the one lone progressive person surrounded by conservatives. However, someone on ERA totally changed my mind when they posted this interactive map of the United States, where you could see precinct by precinct on the count of votes between the candidates on the 2016 presidential election.
I wasn't alone. In my tiny Texas precinct, there were hundreds that voted Democrat in the 2016 election. Sure, there were far more that voted Trump, but when you have the perception that you are completely alone, seeing that makes a tremendous difference. On the other side of my town, there were precincts that were conclusively Democrat. If you are like me and you think that you are totally alone. Look at that map and look at the proof that you aren't.
I'm sorry that people like me allowed this whole mess to happen, but I'm here now and I brought a friend. For me, I've lived in the south all of my life and I had the (wrong) perception that I was the one lone progressive person surrounded by conservatives. However, someone on ERA totally changed my mind when they posted this interactive map of the United States, where you could see precinct by precinct on the count of votes between the candidates on the 2016 presidential election.
I wasn't alone. In my tiny Texas precinct, there were hundreds that voted Democrat in the 2016 election. Sure, there were far more that voted Trump, but when you have the perception that you are completely alone, seeing that makes a tremendous difference. On the other side of my town, there were precincts that were conclusively Democrat. If you are like me and you think that you are totally alone. Look at that map and look at the proof that you aren't.