Tag: usap

brutereason:

I wonder from where so many Americans get the idea that voting is supposed to be some expression of your deepest, most beloved values and virtues rather than a pragmatic, political move meant to shift your country as much closer to your ideal as possible. This strikes me as another example of extreme individualism. Voting isn’t about *you*. It’s about your city, state, and/or country. It doesn’t have to feel transcendently good deep down in your bones. It just has to *do* as much good as you can do, in this particular moment in time.

Some facts about Hillary Clinton

runawaymarbles:

– In one of her FOIA’d emails, she refers to Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as “mittens” and “grinch” 

– in another, she asked an aide to remind her to bring more teacups from home

– and also please tell her what time parks and rec is on. 

– She calls some of her most loyal supporters her “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits” 

– She nicknamed her secret service van the Scooby Van 

everyone’s like “oh she’s a robot” no she’s a GIANT DORK please vote for Madame Dork in Chief 2016 

hashtagdion:

“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

Might seem like some nationalistic nonsense, but I think we should realize “your country” is not simply the government or military. Our country is Colin Kaepernick protesting police violence. Our country is Native Americans fighting to defend their land. Our country is LGBTQ youth considering running away from home. Our country is small business owners, the first in their family to graduate from college, trying to support themselves in their passion.

I know on Tuesday people may be thinking about what America didn’t do for you. They didn’t give you the candidate you wanted, or something. But I think we all have a responsibility, a right people have been killed to protect, to go to the polls and demonstrate what we can do for our country.

nillia:

Just as ‘08 and ‘12 Obama “evolved” on marriage equality, Hillary has recently been “evolving” on issues like TPP, student loans, & BlackLivesMatter.  Not all there yet, but a start. 

Trump wants trickle down economics, a reinstatement of stop and frisk, and conservative SCOTUS nominations to reverse our progress. He will not “evolve” for us no matter how much we lobby. 

I know we all want and deserve more progress. Many young voters want to sit out unless a candidate has it all. Voter silence is a mistake that will hurt us. Staying home won’t “revolutionize the system.” The system is used to youth voter apathy. They ignore us because we won’t pressure them. 

We have to use our voices, vote for the person most likely to listen, & shout & lobby till we achieve our goals. Please. It works. Apathy doesn’t.

#Hillary2016 to protect our progress from Trump. #Hillary2016 so the person we lobby for the next 4 years might actually listen. It does seem like she’s starting to, or we wouldn’t have seen this:

Remember the purpose of negative advertising

wilwheaton:

politicalprof:

is NOT to get you to change your vote. It’s to get you to throw up your hands and not vote in the first place.

If you like candidate A and I make you feel bad about candidate A, you don’t vote for me, candidate B. But if I can get you to not vote, that’s one less candidate A vote I have to overcome to win.

Not voting because it makes you feel better makes it just that much easier to win for the candidate whose policies you don’t like.

THIS.