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(U.S.) Please be aware of the dates of upcoming elections in your state/local level

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NandoGip

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I'm sure many of you are somewhere between angry, scared, and anxious about our new overlord, so if you want to fight back the main two things that you NEED to do are:

1) Vote.
2) Convince like-minded people to vote.

That is literally it. Facebook debates and echo chamber forums are helpful in a sense but they are worthless if no one votes.

The elections this year for various levels of Government are all over the place, with many important elections only coming in 2018, but please check out the lists below and see what is going on in your state. Ultimately, you will have to dig a little deeper, but these links are a good start.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_gubernatorial_elections,_2017
https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia:Calendar#tab=Statewide
http://www.mytimetovote.com/2017-Primary-Election-Dates.html

Be informed, and be proactive!
 
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daffy

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But I live in California...

... but I'm moving to Florida before 2018 to fight the good fight! And also rent.
 
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NandoGip

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sangreal said:
it would help if there was more than one person to vote for too
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Yeah, I hear you. In many states it's like fighting against a tsunami when it comes to making a difference politically. My perspective is that as long as you did your part you can be content.
 
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Volimar

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In 2018 we need another positivity march a few months before the election in all 50 states and then try to use that momentum to get people on the ground working in every district that has a seat up, even the safe dems and republicans seats. Force Republicans on the defensive everywhere, make them spend money everywhere, make them campaign everywhere.
 
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew

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Volimar said:
In 2018 we need another positivity march a few months before the election in all 50 states and then try to use that momentum to get people on the ground working in every district that has a seat up, even the safe dems and republicans seats. Force Republicans on the defensive everywhere, make them spend money everywhere, make them campaign everywhere.
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2018 is so fucking far, they'll outlaw protesting by then. Make them spend tax money everywhere. Make them sue protestors for more money everywhere.
 
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Meowster

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Definitely. There won't be a ballot I'm missing from here on out. The local elections are so important and so few people actually vote for those. Those can actually be the biggest change in your day to day life and your vote significantly matters. It's also important that Missouri keeps Claire McCaskill, otherwise we will be totally and completely red. Going to donate some time and money for her campaign.
 
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Glix

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But I live here, but I live there...

Stop it.

I live in NYC, supposed bastion of liberal elites... and Staten Island is red as fuck. There is work to be done no matter WHERE you live.
 
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NandoGip

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Glix said:
But I live here, but I live there...

Stop it.

I live in NYC, supposed bastion of liberal elites... and Staten Island is red as fuck. There is work to be done no matter WHERE you live.
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You're completely right. Even here in MA, Trump got a massive amount of support.
 
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daffy

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Glix said:
But I live here, but I live there...

Stop it.

I live in NYC, supposed bastion of liberal elites... and Staten Island is red as fuck. There is work to be done no matter WHERE you live.
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So you're gonna move to Staten Island and vote with their constituents, right?
 
Zoe

Zoe

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Elections start as early as April in central Texas.

There's more than the national stage. Vote in your city, school district, county, and state elections. Hell, even HOA elections are important.
 
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EdibleKnife

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NandoGip said:
You can make an impact in other ways. I'm sure he/she knows people in Staten Island how can be motivated to vote.
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In fact their are several resources about creating advocacy and canvasing groups not only to attend meetings with and contact legislators but to straight up encourage people to register or help others get registered to go out and vote.
 
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jerry113

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If we had registered to vote in the prior general election, do we need to register again to vote in the midterm 2017 elections?
 
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EdibleKnife

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jerry113 said:
If we had registered to vote in the prior general election, do we need to register again to vote in the midterm 2017 elections?
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No once you're registered. You're registered for all government elections. Registration only lapses if you don't vote for a number of years.
 
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NandoGip

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EdibleKnife said:
In fact their are several resources about creating advocacy and canvasing groups not only to attend meetings with and contact legislators but to straight up encourage people to register or help others get registered to go out and vote.
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I've been thinking about riling up the local Brazilian community to understand what they can do about local elections. So many groups are underrepresented on a local level.
 
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Zoator

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To all of the people from MA suggesting that we're safely blue, I'll remind you that we have a Republican governor (albeit a moderate one) up for reelection in 2018. Both the state House and Senate are dominated by Democrats, but the House is consistently less progressive than the Senate, and frequently scales back the impact of legislation introduced in the Senate. Additionally, Elizabeth Warren (whose predecessor was Republican Scott Brown, one of the first politicians to endorse Trump in the primary) is up for reelection in 2018, and this poll just came out this week. So please, please don't assume that you can sleep on 2018 just because you live in MA, or any other blue state for that matter.
 
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NandoGip

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Zoator said:
To all of the people from MA suggesting that we're safely blue, I'll remind you that we have a Republican governor (albeit a moderate one) up for reelection in 2018. Both the state House and Senate are dominated by Democrats, but the House is consistently less progressive than the Senate, and frequently scales back the impact of legislation introduced in the Senate. Additionally, Elizabeth Warren is up for reelection in 2018, and this poll just came out this week. So please, please don't assume that you can sleep on 2018 just because you live in MA, or any other blue state for that matter.
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Yeah this is no joke, Trump has awakened some deep dark shit in the least likely people all over the country.
 
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Someone needs to make an app for all this stuff.
 
legacyzero

legacyzero

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Be informed, but be ready to DEBATE. There's still a rift in the Democratic Party, and we don't agree on candidates always.

Let's debate respectfully, and work together, and in the end- all agree that we ALL need to vote. Nothing is more crucial than this right now.
 
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Zoator said:
To all of the people from MA suggesting that we're safely blue, I'll remind you that we have a Republican governor (albeit a moderate one) up for reelection in 2018. Both the state House and Senate are dominated by Democrats, but the House is consistently less progressive than the Senate, and frequently scales back the impact of legislation introduced in the Senate. Additionally, Elizabeth Warren (whose predecessor was Republican Scott Brown, one of the first politicians to endorse Trump in the primary) is up for reelection in 2018, and this poll just came out this week. So please, please don't assume that you can sleep on 2018 just because you live in MA, or any other blue state for that matter.
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To be fair, we've had good luck with republican governors. Republican governors act so different from republicans in congress.
 
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Omegasquash

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NandoGip said:
You're completely right. Even here in MA, Trump got a massive amount of support.
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Of the just shy of 4800 votes in my town, 2600 went to Trump. And our country just elected a Democratic Sheriff.

There is absolutely no reason to rest on our laurels. Yeah, MA is a blue state tried and true, but Senator Warren's support is lower than Charlie Baker's. Let that sink in a bit, and then start having conversations with your neighbors.

Edit: And I see I've been beaten soundly to that point. I am glad, GLAD, to have been, here.
 
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The Albatross

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Loch Doun said:
Ah yes MA... the state that currently has a Republican governor.
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In defense of Charlie Baker, he's been a pretty great governor. I'm not a Republican, but assuming he runs for re-election in 2 years, I'm likely going to vote for him. Closed a $1b budget gap, lowest unemployment rate in the country, top schools in the country, increased public school spending by $200m+, cut the MBTA budget deficit in half, got rid of tolls on the Mass Pike while increasing Mass Pike revenue (projected), cut state-wide homelessness, revamped the Department of Children & Families, and more. I voted for Deval Patrick twice and I liked him personally, but Baker has achieved a lot more in 2 years than Patrick achieved in 8. Plus, listening to his State of the Commonwealth on Tuesday, he spent most of his time thanking and crediting Democrats and other people he's worked with in the state... I think he's one of the best governors in the United States, and his polls show that. He's polling higher with Democrats than even Deval Patrick was in his first term, I think he's still the highest rated politician in the country though that might have changed since the election.

And also a Republican in Massachusetts would be like a dyed in the wool liberal in 70% of the rest of the country.
 
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Fuchsdh

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Looks like my last election I'll be able to contribute to the purpling of VA, but I'll do my part.

Glix said:
But I live here, but I live there...

Stop it.

I live in NYC, supposed bastion of liberal elites... and Staten Island is red as fuck. There is work to be done no matter WHERE you live.
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You don't even need to leave Brooklyn. There's swaths of the borough that went Trump.
 
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Glix

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Fuchsdh said:
Looks like my last election I'll be able to contribute to the purpling of VA, but I'll do my part.



You don't even need to leave Brooklyn. There's swaths of the borough that went Trump.
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Mostly my fellow Jews...

Glix said with great shame.
 
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soul creator

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Thunder Monkey said:
April 11th is the special election to replace Pompeo here.

I'd love for it to be in a Dems hands, but this is Kansas.
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Nothing is set in stone (though obviously something like that won't be an overnight thing, heh)

Also, wasn't Kathleen Sebelius Governor just 10 years ago? Not that she was a raging socialist or anything, but it at least shows that possibilities are there, it just takes organizing and motivation.
 
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The Albatross said:
In defense of Charlie Baker, he's been a pretty great governor. I'm not a Republican, but assuming he runs for re-election in 2 years, I'm likely going to vote for him.

And also a Republican in Massachusetts would be like a dyed in the wool liberal in 70% of the rest of the country.
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Pretty sure he has the war chest to do it, AFAIK, alongside the popularity. I'm not what you'd call a fan, but as of right now, he's a heck of a lot better than I thought he'd turn out to be.
 
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Doug Heffernan

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The Albatross said:
In defense of Charlie Baker, he's been a pretty great governor. I'm not a Republican, but assuming he runs for re-election in 2 years, I'm likely going to vote for him.

And also a Republican in Massachusetts would be like a dyed in the wool liberal in 70% of the rest of the country.
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Keep in mind that Governors are a key cog in gerrymandering. That could mean bad news for the House and Senate.
 
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The Albatross

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Loch Doun said:
Keep in mind that Governors are a key cog in gerrymandering. That could mean bad news for the House and Senate.
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They are, but there's no indication that Baker would do anything untoward... He's unparalelled for reaching "across the aisle" (there really is no aisle in Massachusetts) and Democrats in the legislature really praise him for it. If you watch his State of the Commonwealth speech on Tuesday, he got like ~30 ovations, and the state house was almost all Democrats. Plus in Massachusetts, district lines are drawn by the state legislature, go through a bipartisan oversight body, and can only be vetoed by the Governor, if it gets vetoed it then goes back to the legislature... Which as you know, is 34/6 and 126/34 Democrat/Republican, and 9/0 for Congressional reps (D/R)

I've been disappointed with Baker on two items, his latest budget which is under amendment, and also his willingness to go along with Democrat Jason Lewis' anti-marijuana bill that passed the house & senate. Lewis has another bill coming up that is more restrictive on (co-sponsored by Hannah Kane, Republican), and I've been encouraging people to email their legislators to vote against it. I'm confident that if it passes, Baker would sign it as well.
 
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