I voted today in dark red TrumpLand!

[Honeycombe8]

Yeah, my vote for the candidates was probably wasted, but one thing is for sure: we definitely can't win, if we don't vote!

We also had other laws to vote on, where my vote probably had more effect.

I voted in a small library in an outlying area. The last two times I voted, I was the only one there. This time, there were about 9 people there (a crowd!). I had about a 3 minute wait. People are very interested.

Everyone looked to be 50+ (incl. me), but that's not unusual for a work day.

[riversedge]

1. But we all must vote. yes. we must. Thank you.

[Honeycombe8]

5. Yes! nt

[badhair77]

2. It's creepy and depressing to be surrounded by trumpers in red land.

But at least we can have our day one day of the year. Voting made me feel better but probably won’t change much.

[Honeycombe8]

6. Voting matters. I feel I have no right to complain, if I didn't go vote. You never know. nt

[badhair77]

10. Absolutely. We know what happens when we don't add our vote.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. No vote is ever wasted.

Your efforts are not in vain. Your example of persevering against long odds inspires others in similar circumstances.

Collective demoralization is how they win.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Exactly. Otherwise, we simply hand the govt over to them. No...way. nt

[SolidBlueDem]

4. What area do live in if you don't mind me asking Honeycombe8?

Are you in a more rural area? Just asking to get an indication of possible rural turnout this election. You mentioned that there are usually just a few people there, but this time there was 9 (relatively high amount) and people were very interested. I do worry about rural voters potentially coming out in big numbers again like 2016 even though Trump is not on the ballot. If the rural vote comes out big, while that won't impact many swing suburban congressional seats, that could swing some Senate seats to the R's. I really hope that is not the case. I know there is obviously a ton of enthusiasm on the Dem side, but my biggest fear is pollsters possibly discounting rural enthusiasm and turnout like in 2016.

[Honeycombe8]

8. SW Louisiana.

A semi-rural area burb (but still built up and growing fast). Almost all white, middle to upper middle class, age mainly 35-45.

I have voted 2 times before down here. I was the only one there. There were about 9 today. BUT the 2 times before were not as big as this mid-term election. We also have several tax issues to vote on, and a few constitutional amendments.

I moved here last year, so hard to say about the past. BUT the people here are generally politically minded, led by a few alpha Trumper white males, who post online a LOT.

This is a company area, where they move people in and out on sort of two-year rounds. It's likely some of those are liberals, but I don't know if they bother to vote, since they know they'll be leaving at some point.

We have a few liberals, but hard to know how many. There are a few LGBT people here, which surprised me.

The Reds are enthused, filled with hatred for all things liberal. Freeloaders, high taxes, take jobs away, etc. They don't need anything special.

The caravan is getting a lot of attention here. The "invaders" are coming here for free stuff.

Hard to know if all the people there were Republicans. I was there, after all. People probably assumed I was red. One older guy showed up dressed in red, white, and blue. I'm pretty sure he was Republican.

Yes, there is enthusiasm here among them. Kavanaugh helped fire it up. Transgenders is an ongoing thing. (Trump knows what he's doing when he mentions these things. He's pressing buttons.) But I get a sense that there is always enthusiasm here for their Republican candidates.

I didn't get there first thing this morning. I got there close to 2 p.m. I would have known more, if I had been there first thing. That shows REAL enthusiasm, as in "can't wait to get there to vote!" But like I say, we had some tax things to vote on, and that usually gets a big crowd.

[SolidBlueDem]

9. Thanks for the perspective

Yeah, I am longer surprised at the gullibility of R's. It will be interested if the Kavanaugh enthusiasm will be sustained over the next two weeks. I suspect it will in deep red states such as yours, but I think everywhere else it will dampen -- at least I hope.