This is the second in our series of CTH ground reports. With Treepers in every state, your information is actually a great insight into the political landscape.
Individual reports are obviously anecdotal; however, when they are compiled on a larger scale, and overlaid against the social media network we also follow, these ground reports have proven to be pretty darned accurate. Early voting has begun. If you have voted in person feel free to share your experience.
President Trump is surging at precisely the right moment. Momentum is building and you can see all across social media platforms the MAGA movement is pushing back against censorship. Massive boat parades and incredible vehicle parades both replete with flags and banners supporting our President.
Yard signs/banners are now out in force and the MAGA gear is visible everywhere. In the past week the latest viral platform videos are of Trump dancing; Trumpy dance and Tik-Tok duets. Good stuff. The biggest single attribute connecting all of these visible events is joy, fellowship and the visible spirit of a patriotic movement happy to stand with President Trump.
Tens-of-thousands for rallies and Trump events; and even surrogates for President Trump are drawing exponentially larger crowds than the democrat candidates.
The monster vote is awake and alive.
https://twitter.com/Dirken5/status/1317588828492791821
All visible support for President Trump is genuinely organic, grassroots and easily identifiable as not being politically coordinated. Conversely all media-focused support for Joe Biden -used to frame the current election narrative- is transparently astroturf, inorganic and easily identified as being contrived. There truly is a remarkable and easily witnessed distinction.
We have the best candidate. We have the best message. Our color-blind movement is optimistic and filled with patriotic joy. Massive numbers of Latinos; massive numbers of blacks; massive numbers of young voters. The confidence level is high.
Our opposition is shallow, reliant upon astroturf and media manipulation. Ignore the narrative engineers and join in fellowship. Live your best life. Put out the signs; wear the gear; engage with everyone; be openly optimistic and rally to the standard. We have got this if we want it…
Deserve MAGA victory !! Get your ass in the game, get serious, get everyone involved and register those who never voted before; remind everyone, and drive the MONSTER VOTE !!
So here’s the question… What do you see in your area?
What is the visible situation from your community and how does that contrast or align with the national narrative you are seeing as promoted by media?
How does the turnout look? What are you seeing in/around your neighborhood and polling place? If you have early voted in-person, what was turnout like?
Ground reports are a great way to get a *sense* of the election.
Ivanka Trump in Fort Myers, FL – October 22, 2020
Early voting has started here in North Carolina!
Please vote on or before Nov 3rd for @realDonaldTrump.
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— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 20, 2020
Early voting starts today in Wisconsin!
Vote for @realDonaldTrump for four more years! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/uR4bGrUlqj
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 20, 2020
I live in Eastern Massachusetts on the Route 2 corridor. Home of the revolution (in 1775 anyway).
My report is that Massachusetts is, as a political entity, insane. And lost to President Trump.
BLM signs everywhere. A smattering of Biden signs. Very, very, very, few Trump signs, until you get out into more real farmy neighborhoods.
The large immigrant ghettos, Lowell, Lawrence etc., which used to be blue collar working class towns, are lost. The only upside is they have few legal voters. Probably does not matter.
There are “Defund the Police” and BLM protestors on the Town Commons most weekends. I stop and talk to them. They are lunatics and incapable of rational conversation or independent thought. I try anyway. Most of them are young (though there are a stalwart bunch of old crusties protesting for something green and better who have been there for months and months). All are white and rich (that is just the neighborhood). And calling for their own destruction.
I am 60. Politically aware since I was a paper boy reading the headlines in the Washington Post during Watergate. (back when Katherine Graham actually ran a real “news” paper). The scene and atmosphere here are surreal. I live where the Boston Globe, NYT, WP, MSNBC and CNN are taken as fact. Where Social Justice is a uniting cause. And Democratic State Senators retire on $275,000 per year pensions. And the kids go to school virtually.
Perhaps 1/3 is salvagable. It will be generations or a civil war before MA votes conservative.
I share your pain. It’s so frustrating that the people of Massachusetts all buy into the BS, despite the fact that everyone thinks they’re so “educated”. Billerica and Wilmington seem to be 40/60 or even 50/50 Trump/Biden in the areas I frequent, so I do have some hope for my neighbors. Not many yard signs in total though. Apparently early voting was crowded this weekend for the first day in Billerica.
The hilarious thing is that all the dems in Lexington, Concord and Carlisle would cry bloody murder if the state forced them to overrule their zoning laws and require them to put up affordable apartments in those towns. It’s ridiculous that some of these towns so close to Boston are allowed to stay so rural.
Well, maybe they should open up Biden’s zoning plan if they love their big ass homes so much. Or, one day they will look out their window to an affordable housing complex (i.e. projects) in what used to be their open back yard.
You need to move to spend your golden years in sanity.
Live in Incline Village, NV. The D’s bus in people to demonstrate 101 feet from polling place. The D manager of the polling station (has bumper sticker on his car) allowed a Biden shirt into the polling pace. Our car parade last Saturday was locked on facebook allowing no comments. We are not even a town (rural area) but got loads of CA covid refugee’s who rented and bought houses. Excitement for Trump but folks are wary to speak or place signs in their yards.
They will reap what they sowed.
You on the other hand, choices have results.
Know thyself.
ganesh—- “I live where the Boston Globe, NYT, WP, MSNBC and CNN are taken as fact”
You live amongst ’em, yikes. Do you think the Mass. insanity (sorry) would be significantly lessened if all of the popular major news outlets of the communist left were to stop manufacturing lies and spreading disinfo and instead became pillars of truth? Or are the people you encounter going to sense any change like this, reject it, and seek out internet sources that reinforce their learned and/or instinctive bias against a free, prosperous and powerful Republic?
Curious about de- and re-programming brainwashed people thru classic media. Clearly the ‘right’ rejected the MSM (over time), but I admit to being mystified as to how the ‘left’ might react.
On Tuesday we voted in person at our usual polling place, which in our Boston neighborhood is usually pretty quiet even on Election day. It wasn’t mobbed but there were about 10 other voters there besides us, so I’d consider that brisk.
What can I say about Massachusetts? Independents (aka Unenrolled) are 53% percent of registered voters with Dems and Reps unevenly splitting the rest. I don’t know that the state will go red anytime soon, but I think we’ve at least managed to give The Ruling Party a shudder or two for our efforts.
Also a Bay Stater, Essex County. We have a republican state rep and had one of the last two republican congressmen in our district but that was 24 years ago, and he was a RINO anyway. They pretty much all are in MA. Lots of BLM signs on my street, probably 25% and some Biden flags. Only one house decorated with Trump signs, a vet who does not give a hoot what people think or do. Although there are some others like me and my family who are silent due to repercussions if we displayed support for Trump, there are also plenty who are complete moonbats who don’t display anything. I would like to leave but cannot yet for family reasons (NH is a possibility but then I am another Masshole). Looking at the Carolinas, possibly AZ or ID for retirement (63 now). I agree that MA is a lost cause.
As a point of reference, I had a work assignment in Ft Myers FL in early October. If I flew, I would have had to quarantine for 2 weeks (company policy) but not if I drove, so I drove (love road trips). Heartened to see the Trump signs along the highway from the Carolinas to Florida and all the billboards in FL for Trump, although there were some pockets of Biden support, especially in Coral Gables. Driving back, I looped through Hatteras and stopped to see the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk. Enormous number of political signs, both national and local along the roads in NC, more than I’ve ever seen anywhere. The closer I got to the coast, the more Biden signs I saw including several Machinists for Biden. Can’t imagine machinists are endorsing a candidate who is eliminating their jobs (my dad was a machinist). After crossing the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel, mostly Biden signs on the eastern shore (VA/MD/DE). As much as I’d like to see some 2016 states convert to Trump, Just Win Baby! but I hope that even in blue states who figure it doesn’t matter (CA/NY/MA, etc.), the Trump vote is there to win the popular vote so those states that have a bill giving their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote (as unconstitutional as it probably is) can cry even more liberal tears.
I agree ganesh and feel sorry for your situation, being surrounded by leftwing savages. They know nothing else, pray for them. Many went to Harvard, MIT, etc., and know not just how stupid they are. That is what they want our whole nation to be. And they might get it. This election is huge. Freaking huge.
Obviously, everybody has to do what they have to do, but I find it surprising when I see someone on THIS blog, commenting that they live in a state like Massachusetts. Like I said, some people have to live where they live, but I sure as hell would have done everything in my power to get the hell out of dodge if I lived in a place like Mass.
Red people should move out of their blue states and move to other red and purple states to help keep them red, and thus help keep the Rs in power, or put another way, keep the socialist Ds OUT of power.
Blue people are moving to red and purple states and formerly red states are turning purple, if not blue like NC.
Massachusetts, NY, NJ, Illinois, California……you honestly couldnt pay me enough money to live in those places.
Id rather be poor and free than rich and in chains. I mean, if you have no freedoms, with nothing to do, businesses shut down and nowhere to go, what good is that money, right?
I am in the same boat as Ganesh but in CT. It costs money to get out. And in states like MA, NY, CT, RI, VT, etc….it cost lots to get out. Lots. Some of us just don’t have it.
The problem is the cities and government education are pumping out more liberals every day… get the kids out of the governments hands! I don’t care if it’s homeschooling or private, stop letting the enemy educate our next generation!
I did exactly that this year. Took mine out of public and put them in private, K and 2nd grade. 5 days a week, no masks. Havent had a single case or issue either.
I live in a semi-rural area of a deep blue state relatively close to a major metropolitan area.
Few of the many Democrats I know personally are aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Those few Democrats I know who happen to be somewhat aware of the story believe it to be a right wing conspiracy theory and/or part of Russia’s current efforts to steal the 2020 election for Trump.
These people also believe that Donald Trump stole the 2016 election with the help of the Russians; that he has no accomplishments whatsoever as president over the last four years; that he guilty of tax fraud against the federal and state governments; and that he is directly responsible for the deaths of more than 200,000 Americans from COVID-19.
Almost without exception, these many Democrats are 100% confident Donald Trump will not be president on January 21st, 2021. What they will be doing on January 22nd, 2021, if Trump is still in the White House on that day is anybody’s guess.
I voted a few days after early voted started, to avoid the long lines. Day 1 was bananas.
While I was waiting in line (about 30 deep) an SUV was driving around the parking lot of the polling station with a YUGE Trump flag, a YUGE Stars & Stripes and a YUGE Gadsden flag flying straight up on roof racks. Amazing!
Moving to Northern FL soon. Visited a week ago. Trump signs/support everywhere. Driving through SC aggressive campaign being waged against Graham as evidenced by billboard signs up and down length of HW 95. VA Beach area: dem congresswoman has an aggressive email campaign. I have called and emailed her campaign and never had any of my CTH driven questions answered. She’s one of those retired military folks who basically says one thing but consistently votes another. Lotta biden/harris/congresscritter signs along VA Eastern Shore. RNC and republican party abandonned VA a long-time ago IMO. Voting democgraphics continue to change as more and more NYers, NJers, PAers move to VA to escape high taxes/urban violence – unfortunately they continue to follow past voting practices. I see VA cratering ecnomically in 10 years or so if the Northern VA fed gov’t paychecks hold steady or decline.
Rural southeastern Virginia, or the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and this is MAGA country. Lots of American flags, Gade, Wittman and trump signs and flags. Was in the Republican headquarters here and folks were coming in from surrounding jurisdictions to get signs and swag because of the short supply elsewhere. We have chosen to head to our polling place on Election Day because that’s what we do. Hard to believe we consider that being defiant in doing so. We are prepared for anything but don’t anticipate any issues because this place votes red.
Good to hear. In previous state/local elections the ballot I see consistently has maybe 10-20% of the positions being contested by Republicans; otherwise, all Dems. As noted, I see a lotta new folks moving in from Blue States and they all live in the Dem echo chamber. One good sign I do see is increasing support for PDJT from minority communities – I make it a point to talk to each when possible; intelligent folks who are well informed on what is really going on and how it ompacts them. Cannot begin to emphasize the cowardice and outright disingenuousness of the congressperson who represents my district and is up for re-election. It’s the cowardice from a person who plays to her vet status I find most grating.
My biggest push is to see Mark Warner defeated. We have supported Mr. Gade and are hopeful he can do it. Mr.Warner and Mr. Kaine are such embarrassments, along with Our illustrious Guvna. I find it difficult to believe they are the best of the best. I know most here will vote a straight R ticket, but Warner needs to be ousted.
Agree. Warner is a miscreant.
South Central Pennsylvania near Maryland Line.
50-1 Trump signs.
Trump voter enthusiasm off the charts.
Biden supporters increasingly aggressive and hysterical.
Trump supporters happy, smiling, laughing and in good humor.
North Bay Area, California. Very few Biden Harris sign and bumper stickers. Naturally, we Trump voters aren’t inviting trouble. The scene is reminiscent of 2016, which was a huge departure from previous presidential years where Democrat signs were everywhere. I was suspicious of the anomaly in 2016, this year I’m encouraged.
Sacramento area here, same thing, the liberal enclaves of course tout Harris Biden, but all the energy, the pop up merchandise and flags and signs and bumper stickers are for President Trump. If Cali was not given up on by the GOP I would guess it would be in play. The vote stealing and corrupt SOS give me no real hope for the Pres. in this State, but I know there are many people here who love him, Many!!
Orange County here. Trump signs everywhere. As we have seen Huntington Beach, Newport Beach are resisting the “resistance.” OC won’t allow dims to steal elections here like they did in 2018. Very encouraging.
There’s gonna be a MAGAWeen celebration at the pier (HB) SAturday. 10/31….gonna be off the hook with speakers and MAGA Mania!
MAGAWeen? I will check it out. Thx.
Placer County here (NorCal). Lots of visible Trump support and enthusiasm here and not so much for Biden. I’m optimistic that the OC R’s will take back some of the House seats lost in 2018. There are also some House seats here in NorCal that could also flip from D to R, depending on the size of President Trump’s coat-tails.
Everybody get out and vote and take 2 Trump voters with you.
I heard R’s were putting out illegal ballot boxes. My first thought was why are they breaking the law? Then I read where the ballot boxes are being put are in churches and other logical Republican voting areas. That’s when I realized those are the strategy to overcome the ballot harvesting that turned our county blue in 2018. The R’s are harvesting ballots too!
I wondered how they could stop that harvesting. It is just so wrong, especially with the cheating of Dem harvesters filling out the ballots and not the citizens. In some cases, fraudulently signing them. The way the R’s are doing it is actually legal. They are just making it easier for the people in R areas to vote. And the R’s stood up to the corrupt Dem Sec of State when he tried to stop them. He makes no attempt to stop Dem harvesting. The R’s here told him to stick it. Glorious.
Bakersfield,California here! We are red but still have our share of illegals and wackos. We had an attempt for a BLM rally awhile back, it didn’t go well for the mostly out of town trouble makers. Big trucks and bigger dudes chased them out. We call them Patriots.
I did go and drop off our absentee ballots yesterday. I was a bit surprised at the lack of voters. Not much going on . The folks I did see dropping off ballots seem like Trump supporters. Patriotic attire and big smiles. Anyway, last election I remembered tons of Hispanic looking people voting. My mom worked a polling station and told me many were going in with their “drivers license” trying to vote for Hillary. They were only allowed a provisional ballot.
This is just my opinion since its still early, but I think the enthusiasm isn’t their for Biden. Even among the illegal voters, they believe Trump will beat him. As a Hispanic woman, he will do tons of the Hispanic (legal) vote. Trump 2020!!!
He will win tons…
Sorry for typo?
Rasmussen reports 52% approval rating for Trump! The pollsters know it’s coming and can no longer gaslight it. Keep up the visible enthusiasm. Red wave!
But Rasmussen seems to have been playing it relatively straight all along – the rest of the big names, not so much. So good news, but I’ll wait for a few more polls showing a shift before celebrating pollsters admitting to reality.
Rass is no longer under Rasmussen. Last few weeks they have not been “playing it straight.” When they play it straight, they release demographics of their survey pool. With 52% lets see their % of Black and Latino voters for PDJT.
“The biggest single attribute connecting all of these visible events is joy… ”
Whereas the biggest attributes of those on the Left are anger, irrational hatred of anything that used to be considered good, and an utter contempt for anyone who dares to question or challenge their narrative!
I know which side sounds sounds like more fun to me!! Life is too short to be walking around in a bad mood all the time – how exhausting and depressing that must be! MAGA!!
I noticed that about all the Trump rallies. Everyone seemed so happy, even if they had been standing in lines in the hot sun or a drizzling rain for hours, watiing to get in. they were laughing and chatting with each other.
Those Biden “rallies” were so grim, with a handful of people on circles with rarely a smile.Unsmiling people being restricted to those circles made it look like some kind of punishment in a dystopian novel.
Amen! The Trump supporters are happy, productive, love America and their families and have a great sense of humor and fun! They know how to party too as evidenced by the boat and car parades they organized all on their own, lol.
I’d rather be there anyday than anywhere near the negative, miserable group on the left who have very little in the way of rational thoughts. I don’t do whiny complainers or people who can’t accept responsibility for their actions and especially not 24/7 liars.
Give me me the the bright side every time!!
Here in Comrade Murphy’s NJ, we are forced to vote by “mail”. If we show up at the polling location on Election Day, we are only “allowed” to submit a provisional ballot. I have made it my mission to have as many people as possible drop their ballots at the county election board, however, which helps to guarantee that it doesn’t get “lost in the mail”. It’s the best we can do. If the election were really fair, though, I honestly believe NJ would be in play. As it stands and with the level of corruption already seen during the primaries, NJ will remain blue. ?
Given the widespread and persistent election shenanigans, and the never-ending influx of Dem-leaning New Yorkers, NJ will remain blue until the left are driven into the sea.
Southern New Hampshire (Londonderry/Derry) many many Trump signs, a few for Biden, and lots of lying PAC ads on local WMUR tv, which has local news that only seems to cover COVID. Even saw a streetside Trump “Rally” in Chester last Sunday……………………..
Turn off the tube and listen to WNTK for a mental boost!
Being in Boston I stream it at https://natrix.sugarrivermedia.com:8000/wntk
Just say’n… 😉
Trump supporters in Milford, Brookline receive threatening letters
At least four people with Trump signs in their yards have received threatening letters mailed to their homes in Brookline and Milford, according to police.
The letters state, “Dear neighbor, you have been identified by our group as being a Trump supporter. Your address has been added into our database as a target for when we attack should Trump not concede the election. We recommend that you check your home insurance policy and make (sure) that it is current and that it has adequate coverage for fire damage. You have been given fair warning. Always remember that it was you that started this Civil War.”
The letter goes on to state that recipients of the letter should be prepared to face the severe consequences of their “preemptive actions against democracy.”
https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/trump-supporters-in-milford-brookline-receive-threatening-letters/article_313effdb-ed1b-5199-80df-4e1c0f7c0170.html?block_id=664693
I’ve lived in Northern Virginia for 40 years. A few Biden signs in the leftist enclaves in Arlington but out about 20 miles from DC is 4/1 Trump over Biden. Lots of Trump and Biden ads on TV which is unusual. Must mean the state is in play. Daniel Gabe has out gained Warner in campaign donations which is a great sign. Let’s keep our fingers crossed! Vote!
I live in San Francisco. During the shutdowns we drove on long rides to enjoy “outdoors” and stay safe etc. I started to notice something very unusual. And its staying bthat way. ONE Biden sign in all of San Francisco. Last weekend due to street work we got detoured and went across the entire sector of the city. Not a single Biden Harris sign. Harris is from HERE. Obama had a million signs up. Hillary had a whole bunch everywhere you went. Biden has almost ZERO. There is absolutely no enthusiasm. People have supevisor election signs but none for Biden.
I work in a senior housing complex in Northern California in a north bay city with proximity to San Francisco. Average age of seventy-four.
In a 48 unit facility, there are 12 tenants voting for President Trump. Since I don’t know everyone’s political stance, I assume there MIGHT be 1 or 2 more but the 12 are tenants who are willing to at least whisper their support.
On a side note, the PRIMARY reason many of the 75% are voting for Biden is because they believe the Democrat lie swirling around the elderly that if Trump is re-elected, his suspension of federal payroll tax will bankrupt Social Security and most of them will lose their sole source of income.
I hold Democrats in utter disdain for using the elderly, children and ANY fragile minded people as a tool against our great nation.
voted yesterday in WVA .. we are of course pro Trump but an ODD thing which makes me MAD. My hubby had a Trump mask on, he was asked to turn it over. The black chic in front me me had a BLM mask on and nobody confronted her. I give her snarky looks and kept talking about how the liberals were ruining the moral view of the country. She was half white, had 2 white elderly women with her, they both told registrar they had not voted in TWENTY years…..so I suspect little black chic bullied poor grammy into voting. I just wonder how much of this is going on. I highly doubt they would have enough backbone to go vote their own minds. Guarantee this teenager was raised on welfare and the tax dollar. She gave off EVERY attitude you see in the streets of BLM marches
I get where you’re coming from, but Trump is running for office and BLM isn’t. They don’t allow campaign materials at the polls. They would have made her turn over a Biden mask, too.
they are making a political statement however. That is a true fact
I feel very optimistic for a Trump win in NC. I’m in Western NC near Asheville so this is a very Democrat county; all Trump signs are stolen, can’t keep them up, but I think there is more support than ever for Trump. Early voting started last week and the first day was a huge turnout.
I have been standing with my Trump flag by the polling place and also down in the center of town. About 50% (minimum) thumbs up and beeps. Republican poll worker said that Republican early voting turnout is really good, better than ever. However, keep in mind Buncombe County is overwhelmingly Dem due to Asheville.
The Dems here are very angry and are never very nice so some rotten things have been shouted out and there have been some minor problems outside the polling site. But the election officials are really doing a good job;maybe because I called and complained to head person about an incident and I was shocked the next time I returned to the site that she had come up with a clever way to handle it.
I really hope Trump’s coat tails can pull Dan Forest over the line for Governor…he was on stage with POTUS last night in Gastonia and did a great job. I hope Tillis is also pulled over the line and also that the young kid beats out the evil man for Meadow’s congressional seat.
I’m feeling good; if you want to feel good go stand with a Trump flag here and your spirits will soar.
I always forget something…the local Republican Party is finally figuring out that Trump is who is bringing in the votes…
littleflower, after the last 2 rallies in NC, I am very optimistic PDJT will prevail. Might even carry Tillis over the line though I don’t know how grateful Tillis will be.
Thanks for the update.
I just moved outside of Philly. While we still lived there, after two Trump signs were stolen, I made a bigger one that said “DEMOCRATS STOLE MY TRUMP SIGN”. I took it in each evening before dark. Not stolen, and I think it was even more effective.
very clever….
Travel NC and SC for work so I have seen a bit. Yesterday I was in Lumbee Indian country in Robeson County, NC. It used to be a heavily Democrat controlled area until Trump in 2016 (1st Republican presidential win for the area in many years). They are very enthusasitic Trump supporters and my friends here were excited by the President Trump supporting their tribal recognition. They tell me Don Jr visits frequently!
First, minor personal story (just to set context, not that anyone cares).
Always been very libertarian since early teenhood. Still am in many of my principles and beliefs that focus around extreme limits to what the governments role in our life is (not much). I properly judged that neither party was really serious about scaling the power of government back. Going back to 2000, I voted for the Libertarian candidate. In 2004, although it felt very very icky, I pulled the lever for Bush as I felt it was important to ensure that virulent anti-americans were not brought to power in the midst of a power struggle in the middle east – not one I was in favor of, but if we were there, I wanted someone who would at least support our team. I hated every minute of his second term and most everything after that. In fact, I never even voted again. I unregistered and checked out.
In 2016 I did NOT vote for Trump (or anyone else for that matter). But after watching what he has done in attacking the swamp, trying to push back on the corruption, and other things… I felt I could not, in good conscience stand by. The non-politician is exactly what we need when we are on the brink.
I registered for the first time in nearly 20 years (as a democrat just to do my part to skew them numbers, hehe) a couple weeks ago…. and cast my vote for Trump yesterday.
In my state (CO) and neighborhood/district, Trump will not win, unfortunately. There isn’t a ton of Biden signs but the couple still outweigh the ZERO trump signs. (Up in the mountaisn it is a very different story, but like so many other rural areas, they are now drowned out and overruled by their betters in the city).
we are lost to idiocy where once I was proud of our state for walking a line that gave power to the citizens to decide rather than the state. In that, I had an internal struggle on whether to bother since my vote will not matter in the end… but I did also bring at least one person along with me that was Biden, and it was the right thing to do… so I suppose you never know. It is my hope that there are millions of others stories like mine in states that WILL matter.
Sorry, I should have clarified – the person I brought along with me was FORMERLY for Biden whose mind I changed. 😉
Your vote DOES count towards the POPULAR Vote…that’s what the Marxists scream about all the time.
Hang in there and keep voting!
Downballot local voting is equally important if not more. They control more of your life at the local level.
I always vote like my vote will determine the outcome. It IS that important. Of course, I also do my research and don’t vote blindly. Information can be deceiving. Look at who sponsors the ads. etc. If I am not sure, I don’t vote on it.
Thanks for your “personal story”. At the Treehouse people are always hungry for information about our fellow citizens. So yes, we do care; as everyone has their own reasons to vote for the non-politician Donald Trump. (Personal revelation: sat out Bush, Bush, & McCain elections.) Saw Ronald Reagan speak at an airplane hangar in Pontiac, Michigan back in the summer of 1980. Went to a Donald Trump rally at an arena just outside of Austin, Texas back in the summer of 2016 after having voted for him in the state Primary. Wife & I then voted for him that November. We voted for him again yesterday. And yes, he will win The Lone Star State despite the democrat voter-fraud shenanigans in Houston, San Antonio and Austin.
My story is similar to yours. Hated Bush and did not vote. Did not understand why such a large country has such crappy people to vote for. When Trump ran in 2016, I registered and voted.
Prior to becoming involved, I did not like Trump. Probably because I view New Yorkers as pushy. After doing lots of research I became sold and decided he was what we needed. A breath of fresh air after the Bushes, Clinton and Obama.
I knew his plans would work economically. The only thing I did not believe was reducing the debt. All spending is done in congress and the President has little say in the matter. Congress loves to spend money. So I do not ding him for that.
I concluded before his election that he would become the greatest leader the world has ever known. I still believe that. This is because of his negotiating, people skills and his understanding of power.
If you doubt his people skills, look at everybody chanting “We love you” at every rally. That has never happened before in history. As for negotiating skills, look at what he has accomplished in China and peace in the ME.
So yeah, saying Trump will be the greatest leader the world has ever known was a conversation stopper. I think this next term will seal the deal.
If you wonder why crappy people run, see the anal exam given to everyone surrounding Trump. The hatred and vitriol from the left has reached a fever pitch. Good people do not want to be exposed to that. Corrupt people don’t care what you think about them because they already know they are corrupt and they just ignore you.
I actually think President Trump would have reduced the national debt had any of the left – AND the right – been willing to work with him, and Covid-19 hadn’t happened.
But it was way more important to them to deny Trump, and thereby the country, any form of a victory, it was more important to continue to try to delegitimize him.
The RINOs are slime but the left is full on traitorous.
I live in Adam Schiff’s district. 🙁
While it’s so encouraging seeing the recent surge of Trump support in Southern California, my neighborhood is strongly pro Biden. Lots and lots of homes with Biden signs. Two houses with Trump signs. I’m hoping for more silent Trump voters, but the reality is that, once again, everything I will vote for will lose.
On the positive side though, we have a vacation home in central California and that is in Devin Nunes’s district. 😀 The Trump support there is much more evident. 🙂
Reporting from Billings, MT. I’ve already turned in my ballot. While I’m confident Trump will win in a landslide, I’m concerned about nation-wide fraud, etc. Locally, I really really really don’t want our current governor Steve Bullock to win a senate seat.
Harris County, Texas – east of Houston . I have seen one Biden sign and that is all. For the President, I’ve seen about 20 signs. That does not include trucks with flags or stickers and there are many people at the stores wearing their MAGA gear.
In our neighborhood, the majority of people with Trump flags or signs are Latinos.
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FL In Person Early Vote:
R lead now 96,011
Magic number for Ds to hit by ED up to 749,000.
We early voted yesterday here in Franklin TN. Short line. No muss no fuss. Didn’t even recognize the Dem names running for Senate or Congress here…no commercials on TV for them at all.
We are not seeing many ads: maybe 3 Biden for every Trump. Because we are not far from KY border, Nashville stations are airing some ads for McConnell’s Senate seat….again, maybe 3 for the Dem for every 1 for Mitch. He’ll win, but not by the huge margin he should.
TN will easily go GOP — and give Trump all 11 of our electoral votes.
I went to vote on the 16th, our first day and turned around, the crowd was so big. No place to park. I thought I’d gone after the vote-during-lunch crowd and the ahead of the frantic-moms-carpools. No idea where all those people came from!
Saturday, it was manageable with line only all the way beside the building, I didn’t wear a mask nor did the two men in front of me. We talked politics all the way until we we on the walkway to the door. The police lady at the door asked me what my shirt said. It was my new Rush shirt with a big ass American flag on it with PRESERVE AMERICA. She looked at me funny probably because she didn’t like me without a mask
Energy is up here, but then, we’ve had our MAGA flag up for five years except for the year hubby was deployed and then, it was the USARMY flag under our American flag. People know where we stand! People talk about how ignorant the left is in small crowds and are voting against the like of Pelosi even though she half a country away. The hate she’s engendered is palpable. We’re in red Deep South country, but with a dumbass Dem guv.
Keep the Faith, talk to one person a day. An hour in line to early vote is time well spent and fun. I’d been prepared to crawl on my knees and elbows over broken glass, so this was pleasant. I will go on the 3rd to our normal polling place to vote and they’ll tell me I already voted. I’ll say, “Good, just checking!” and turn around and go to church and pray. We’re open all day there. It’s that important!
Do not listen to the media who is telling us how long it will take to count votes. The Dems are still trying to figure out Iowa’s caucus, and the people were standing right there in front of them!
Uh…..where?
Could keystone be a hint? But I would ask for confirmation too.
Voted yesterday in the south suburbs of Chicago. Long lines all week. Waited a little over an hour to vote straight Republican. Guy behind me wearing a MAGA hat. Seemed like everyone in line was in a good mood. Figured they must all be Trump supporters. The few Biden supporters I know are always angry about something.
Carry on and keep the faith.
Your comment about Trump/Biden supporters is very true here (NC) also…Trump supporters smile and happy, Biden supporters angry and mean.
In Fort Myers there is a clear advantage for PT going by yard signs. In my neighborhood, we stand at 10-3 Trump. I have had numerous neighbors give me a thumbs up or compliment my signs. When I offer them one for their yard they say they would like to, but their spouse won’t let them. I see tons of Trump flags and banners, but very few Biden.
I am waiting to see if any of the Biden signs come down after tonight.
Is it petty of me to admit I’m really looking forward to the payback?
Oh and this is Central Kansas, with mostly Trump signs. Liberal enclaves like North Newton are the exception but nobody cares about those loonies anyway.
I share your pettiness, and add in a note of vengeance, so shame on me.
This is 2016 all over again and a little bit more or maybe a lot more, can’t tell, yet.
Outside of Phila., in Delaware County. Used to be reliable GOP area, but the dems redrew the district, split us up & put us into dem strongholds before 2018. Obama’s visit yesterday was a big dud. The only people showing up were paid & volunteer Biden campaign workers. The media tried to make it a big deal, but they were unable to show much video because it would have demonstrated the lack of enthusiasm for both Biden & Obama. There are zero Biden signs in my area. Earlier this week, we saw 10 Trump signs go up overnight on our street alone. While I am not naive enough to believe Phila. will vote GOP, I’m thinking voter turnout will be low for the dems. The voter registration in PA has been 2:1 in favor of GOP. Even Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) has more GOP registrations this year. I’m cautiously optimistic that PA will go for Pres. Trump again!
Montgomery County here. Only Biden signs, but the neighborhood gossip says all the husbands support Trump and their wives want Biden.
Mostly Biden signs in relatively suburbanized Western Delco and Eastern Chester County (I live on Delaware State Line) except in more rural areas.
PA–07 Here – Definite 70/30 Biden sign advantage – Neighborhood around local college
Early voting very busy in Dixie Co. FL, yesterday.
I live in Rand Paul, Brett Guthrie, Mitch McConnell territory. This is the 2nd week of early voting. I had no problem finding a parking space directly in front of the voting location (Performing Arts bldg). I was 3rd in line and was in and out within 5 minutes. When I left the line had increased big time and they were lined down the street and around the building. I just made it in time. A friend was working the desk I was pointed out to go to. She said been busy. After she checked my license I had to sign in on a Ipad which I have severe trouble writing on one. I hope they don’t throw out my vote because of my signature not looking normal. They should not have us sign an Ipad.
Thank you…. that is a good point about signature verification by Ipad.
Don’t worry about your signature. Your driver’s license ID was infinitely more important. The autograph thing is really only relevant with mail-in ballots where the actual voter was not vetted in-person.
Albuquerque
Trump signs in outlying areas heavily outnumber dems. In “enemy” areas such as downtown and around the University very few Biden signs which is very different then the obummer days when his signs were on every home in the downtown area.
Overall I am seeing less enthusiasm for dems, however I am not sure it will make a difference in this typically blue state
Went to vote early in person in Scottsdale on Monday.
Last week most polling places were open for in person voting but this week it was cut to only one place. More places had drop of voting by mail.
We took an elderly neighbor with us and attendance was light. However as lunchtime approached more people poured in. ( we had a long list of judges to vote for). At 75 yds there were 3 older ladies holding fort for Biden.
Trump signs along major roads are very light. Heard they are being stolen. More Biden signs. Crazy how many local and state candidates signs there are. Never saw so many.
Yesterday I went to a neighborhood in Phoenix. Many Biden signs. One Trump sign.
Pop up tents with Trump gear on major Scottsdale road are heavily visited.
Hairdresser told me of some of her Lib clients. They do not believe Biden will raise taxes.
As a note on neighbor we took: neighbor agreed and voted for raising taxes on incomes above $400.000 as “ …..they can afford it” and “ I do not make that much money so it will not affect me” ???
I said those things usually have a trickle down reaction and maybe some people will lose their jobs because of that.
Governments, local and federal have already such a big cut of our earnings.
Anyway it was great to see the mega MAGA attendance yesterday in NC. ❤️
Texas is blood red and will stay that way, we are a re-education camp for California loons.
Except for Austin, Dallas and SA. Californication occurred in those areas.
Northwest Arkansas here. Lived in Texas 50 years. In a retirement community now. Lots of democrats that moved down from the northern states. Lots of conservatives from the south.
We live near a very freaky city (a hint in that comment). They are stone cold nuts and freaked out about the election. Mostly old toothless hippies, trust fund babies and transplants from MN, WI, IL, etc. The little birdcage-liner newspapers are 100% filled with freaky-deaky, mentally deficient/disturbed liberal articles and comments. No conservative articles or comments are published.
Many patriots in the woods and in the retirement village. Lots of MAGA KAG hats, flags and some signs. Wife has a business in You-Freaky town. Many very young, first time presidential voters are wide awake and visit with her. They see the collusion and propaganda machine revealed in all its sordid decay. Once non-political, now they understand that they have to vote to stop a liberal (socialist) regime from being installed.
Gives me some hope for the future.
I voted in Galveston County TX. Solidly conservative. Only took a few minutes..short line.
We are witnessing a very strange phenomenon here in a central NJ county and town that has historically been dominated by Democrats. You see plenty of lawn signs for Democrat candidates but Biden/Harris signs are extremely rare. This was not the case in 2016 when Hillary signs were everywhere.
Glad to see the many positive reports. Mine will not be one of them.
Many Biden signs in what used to be a swing district of suburban Cook County. We used to have a Republican Congressman. The area has turned into virtue signaling central of late. I have seen one…that’s right…one Trump sign.
I waited about two hours to vote in person on first day of early voting.
Thanks for voting anyway, Carpe
Unfortunately… Illinois, California & New York are lost causes.
~~~~~~~ TRUMP 2020 ~~~~~~~
My area will hopefully be a sad outlier/anomaly. Blue State (Peoples’ Republic of Maryland), very red county (mix of suburbs and more rural areas), but I live in the suburban part. We’re a white collar bedroom community (well, back when commuting was a thing) with a sizable percentage of government workers and contractors.
Politically, our area has been light red, trending purple as more liberals move outward from closer to the DC Swamp and other Baltimore suburbs. I think this election cycle, we’re approaching the tipping point. I see more Biden signs than I ever saw for any Dem candidate, probably outnumbering Trump signs. A Jamie Raskin sign sits obnoxiously across the street in the yard of our fairly new neighbors. I think our precinct will go Democrat for the first time in the 18 years we’ve lived here. (With one kid in college and the other a junior in high school, we’re out of here soon…thankfully).
I suppose my point is that the “white collar” suburbs are not going to be friendly to Trump if my area is any indication. I think this mostly affects VA (I would still say Biden wins VA) and PA (which I think will be very close). We cannot discount the margins Biden will rack up in the wealthy Philly suburbs. The Karen vote is real and has been energized by 4 years of 24/7 Orwellian Trump hate on their favorite media, reinforced at the bus stop and in yoga class.
The good news (hopefully) is that I don’t think the suburbs in MI, WI, and MN are likely to look, feel, and behave this way. I think/hope they are more blue collar suburbs that still have a connection to traditional American values. The East Coast Beltway Echo Chamber is hopelessly lost at this moment in history, but I’m praying the other battleground states are still MAGA Country.
I live in Bucks County PA. The Lincoln Project is targeting Republican suburban women with mailers that portray Trump as a sexist and racist. My wife gets them every week. I hope Trump keeps this in mind for the debate.
I am Smyrna, GA, in Cobb County, a northwest suburb of Atlanta, GA. Cobb County used to be a solidly red county in GA but the city of Atlanta has expanded and lots of transplants from everywhere have moved in. It has morphed into an upper middle class neighborhood. My husband and I early voted on Tuesday evening. It took us about 45 minutes from start to finish but it was a little depressing. My hubby and I were the only ones in line WITHOUT a mask (we had to put it on when we entered the building). I was so excited to be finally voting for President Trump that I could barely contain my excitement. We were the most joyful in line by a long shot. I kept getting evil looks by everyone in line, which were mostly young white hipsters and white upper middle-class women. Cobb County seems to be lost to PTrump but I am hoping and praying the rest of Georgia is still Conservative. We voted straight Republican and Doug Collins over Loeffler. Most yard signs are David Perdue which is a good indicator their might be some shy, quiet Conservatives voting out there in Smyrna. I am praying so . . .
I live in Hart County on Lake Hartwell, SherryS. It’s all Trump/Collins/Perdue.
It’s been busy here for early voting but we will vote on November 3rd.
Most people here are not wearing masks; only those who are crazy or are forced to wear as part of their job.
It is not mandatory to wear a mask when voting and we don’t, although the masks are available, gloves, and hand sanitizer also! It’s quite a Hoot!!!
Thank you for your Collins vote. Seems insane to me that anyone would choose Loeffler over Collins.
Car parades in town last weekend.
Trump: hundreds of vehicles including firetrucks etc. Lost count after 500.
Bidet: A 1960s VW van, a prius with a coexist sticker, and a not so clean diesel VW rabbit.
I’d wager that Bidet has an enthusiasm problem.
Where?
Augusta Georgia
Excellent, I went to college there and grew up in Aiken SC!
Here in the newly formed Communist stronghold of SW Colorado, with our residual hippies, their spawn, and combined with the late arrival Californicators, have the Harris/Biden ticket poised to follow the front range and chalk up a win. The Democrat signs in front of all the city “dachas” is 100% leftist. In the countryside it is solid Trump. Alas, there are not enough country folk left to offset the plague of locusts that has descended on our state. (When they move into your community, and they tell you they are conservative – they are lying).
We are screwed for a couple more election cycles at least. A couple of hard winters and then the call will go out for the locusts to make Texas blue. They will eventually move on after they soil their our nest and destroy another community. Especially after the surrounding states legalize weed. C’mon Texas, take one for the team. 🙂
The most interesting thing I have noticed is the lack of Hiden-Biden signs in front of some of the most die hard Hillary supporters of 2016. To be certain, they will vote for the “Comrade” ticket but even the massive support seems forced. Almost as if they think they can “will” a win.
I will predict that in the mostly western “country” district of Colorado we might still be able to get a Lauren Boebert win. So there is that. That RINO Senator cuckold Gardner, is toast. Just like all the other RINO’s who abandoned our President because of “muh civility”, or something.
Gardner’s campaign, the last three months, has been comical to watch as he tries to convince us he has supported President Trump. Hey Corey, we are not as stupid as you are, buddy. RINO’s are so good at self induced castration.
I predict POTUS will win handily. I believe he will take all the states he won in 2016, add Minnesota, maybe Nevada, and scare the living daylights out of the California commies. He will lose CO and NM as we are just too far gone for a few more election cycles.
My view from 6500 feet.
Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon are some of the most beautiful states in this country. I would love to retire somewhere like that, but why do left wing idiots have to move in and take these places over?
Agreed. The simple answer is they take over because we let them. I am determined to make the rest of my life’s’ work; to be the cocklebur under their saddle blanket!
Rise, all Curmudgeons!!
Well, I’m in Oregon, and Kate Brown has already eliminated our electoral rights by pledging our electoral votes to the popular winner instead of our own state’s vote – AND I’m seeing stickers that say HARRIS/Bidon. They aren’t even pretending.
What is she going to do when POTUS wins the popular vote? ?
Suburban Philadelphia report – still lots of President Trump haters, mostly youngish middle-aged females upper 20’s to mid-30’s (Karen types) with jobs, kids and little respect for elders.
The good news is lately there’s definitely a lack of ANY enthusiasm remaining …. a couple of months ago some of the Karen types were giddy DJT was down double digits in the fake polls. And now they don’t even bother to straighten out their bent Biden/Harris yard signs that the wind has pushed over…..
Huntsville, TX and not a Biden sign within 50 miles lol. You wouldn’t even know who is on the Democrat ticket.
Bossier Parish, in NW Louisiana. Early voting is breaking all records and counting today we only have 5 more days before cut-off, then it’s Nov. 3 only. We voted yesterday before the lunch crowd hit and our turnaround was about 20 minutes. Caddo Parish, where the idiot mayor of Shreveport is running for Senate with a background of zero accomplishments, has only one location to early vote and the citizens are having hell because of huge, long lines. Anyway, we have YET to see a Buyden sign, banner, anything – I’m sure they’re out there, somewhere, but I’ve not spied one anywhere I’ve been. Which is saying something because just a few days ago we went on a 400 mile round trip through NW Louisiana, southern Arkansas and east TX. Solid Trump, everywhere.
NC 12th district Mecklenburg Cty: Deep Blue Reg D to R is 2 to 1 but almost as many unaffiliated as there are D; 60% black/4.7% hispanic.
Voted today at 9:45 am with friend. No line, one Biden table outside (No Trump table).
Dead – about 4 others there at a large middle school with at least 60-70 polling terminals.
Voting was by ‘Express Vote’ voting terminals after you check in with no id by giving name and address. You get a signature card, then goto terminal and scan in the sig card…then vote per sample ballot choices with clearly labeled party for each choice. Once done, you review and print ballot…you then take that printed ballot which gets scanned in at another encryption box and is stored. Keep the pen/stylus as your souvenir.
Talked with one of the officials that said there were long lines the first few days (early voting started 10/15 and ends 10/31) but has trickled down quite a bit with most activity early in morn, lunch, and dinner hours, but not many lines. In a dem county, this is a good sign as there are tons of get out the vote efforts targeting everyone but white males and doesn’t seem to be working. Of course, this is a point in time observation, but for now, I’ll take it. Will take a look later at different times of the day and the weekend to give an update.
Registration by mail, no id but provided a DOB, last 4 of social. (is this a point of potential fraud?)
Here in North Alabama, I seem to see quite a few yards with Doug Jones signs, but not Biden signs. Seems quite a few don’t want to claim him. This area isn’t huge on political signs, so not as many Trump or Biden signs as you might expect.
“The Monster Vote is awake and alive” ???
Reading through these comments I am impressed, once again, at how observant and articulate are the Treepers at our CTH.
(OK that was terrible grammar, but y’all know what I meant)
TREEP ON!!
In the gulag known as NY, in the western region, I have to say there are predictalby more Biden signs than Trump signs by a long shot. However, there are many more homes with NO signs displayed, but a lot of them have the American flag flying. The homes with Biden signs have no American flags flying for the most part. That’s the secret code here for Trump supporters. No Trump-Pence signs to head off confrontations with neighbors and wandering leftisit thugs. Just fly the flag of America and people know which side you’re on.
There really isn’t much hope of NY ever turning red unless all the leftist/Dem sheep are suddenly woken up, get some rational brains and learn to think for themselves. I highly doubt that will happen anytime soon especially with Cuomo the tyrant leading them.
My vote only counts for me here in NY. But I will never give up my right to cast it for whom I want to be elected. Pres.DJTrump has my vote and that will never change. MAGA!!
predictably, leftists–I need to spell check better. Sorry, fat fingers this a.m.!
No early voting here in Missouri, but we took a drive last weekend through st charles county northwards. Going out we passed a line of cars and trucks with trump and American flags on their way to a rally at the family arena, coming back we passed miles and miles of same, many honking. There was zero coverage of the parades on tv news.
Here in North Texas you need ID to vote, sadly many of the GCB’s (good Christian Bitches, read the book or watch the show the church got cancelled) are hard for Biden, they hang on Fauci’s every word, and are keyboard warriors in every local group. They are also fighting the local school board for holding in room class since 9/8. More Trump signs than Biden,.. further out into more populated areas Biden and BLM signs can be found. Voting higher than the last few cycles with 1/3 of voters having already voted, early voting has been extended 7 days this year. I am normally a die hard vote on election day kind of girl but went in early due to the media claiming it was all Democrats voting, was like a scene out of contact with the nazi police and masks. My area is generally a Republican stronghold here in Denton County, praying this does not change.
Feeling a slight change in momentum here in AZ for POTUS. McSally seems to be picking up her game and even here in Tucson (Dem controlled) there is not much enthusiasm for “Skeletor” Biden and his progressive commies!