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a_copacetic_frenzy t1_ivjxlax wrote

A sign at a door isn’t going to change my vote. I just put my head down and ignore all of them. But I hear you.

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puppyciao t1_ivjzofz wrote

I’m the little shit that says “I don’t vote for Republicans” to them

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JulianVanderbilt t1_ivkejvi wrote

I usually find just saying "go to hell" is more succinct and adequately gets my point across but you do you.

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivkeetq wrote

I am surprised. I guess I shouldn't be

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WarbossWalton t1_ivkqjv8 wrote

We're part of that new redistricting that "totally isn't gerrymandered" and even at the ballot box there was a dude freaking out because he didn't recognize any of the names, thinking that we were still in District 7.

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CFDoW t1_ivl9v4q wrote

I generally consider myself reasonably well informed politically and I didn’t realize that I wasn’t in District 7 anymore until like three weeks ago.

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Mad-Lad-of-RVA t1_ivmaigz wrote

It's a good idea to run your address through Ballotpedia and / or the Virginia Department of Elections' sample ballot lookup a few weeks to months prior to any election. It helps you to catch stuff like this and to properly inform yourself.

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CFDoW t1_ivme6t5 wrote

Absolutely! That’s how I found it out in fact!

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Flossorwhatever t1_ivn0t9i wrote

I mean, “D” means D in any district, right? Right?

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lattecapitalism t1_ivpl3nx wrote

In many cases with smaller elections, independents have a decent chance, and can often be the best choice.

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WarbossWalton t1_ivldims wrote

Yeah they didn't do a great job of making sure that people knew how the changes affected them. I guess that's the point though right?

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rcb4d t1_ivm7wuh wrote

Are you also part of the handle of the VA-01 soup spoon?

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WarbossWalton t1_ivm99po wrote

Yup. Seems like a completely legit shape for a voting district.

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buttonsnbones t1_ivlylt3 wrote

I like to take the sample ballot they give me, look at it, and say “oh ew nevermind” and give it back

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Darius_RVA t1_ivkt6zj wrote

This. I actually saw like zero political signs this year. Maybe some areas have figured it out. I'm in district 1.

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2ndruncanoe t1_ivl8ov0 wrote

yah, I can't imagine Herb Jones got a lot of cash to campaign for a district 1 longshot. When I looked yesterday, he was projected at 35% of the vote.

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rcb4d t1_ivm84su wrote

Wittman raised something like 8x more money than Herb.

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Darius_RVA t1_ivlq64g wrote

Yea but how much do the stupid road signs cost? If I was running I would have at least bought a few out of my own pocket and put them out at big intersections months ago

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivjwwx0 wrote

McEachin knows it's no contest, so he put no effort into it. This is not a criticism, he's a rational guy.

It will be a McEachin blowout no matter what anyone does

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McFlare92 t1_ivk4m9a wrote

Redistricting actually nudged me into McEachins district which is funny because I was in his district, moved to spanberger, then got redistricted back into McEachins

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Oni_Shiro37 t1_ivm5pqt wrote

Good. McEachin is a great guy from my perspective. I spoke with him a few times when I was out that way lobbying

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typhoidmarry t1_ivm8r00 wrote

I have the super down voted post because I wasn’t going to vote. I voted I was voter 921

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typhoidmarry t1_ivke85r wrote

I’ll get downvoted but, he’s the only thing on the ballot, he’s my guy & he’s a shoe in. Why vote?

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dweeeebus t1_ivkfl60 wrote

Because if everyone else in your position thought the same way you did and didn't vote...he wouldn't be a shoe in.

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nyuhokie t1_ivkkkdx wrote

  1. Because you don't want it to even be close. You don't want them to think that their shitty, hateful rhetoric is somehow helping them in your district.

  2. Why not? With all of the choices you have on ways to vote, why wouldn't you do it? Mail it in, stop by on a random day in October, or go in on election day and say hi to your neighbors in line and thank the poll workers.

  3. The sticker.

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WarbossWalton t1_ivkrcwq wrote

This is literally how we ended up with Trump from the 2016 election. "Hillary is a shoe-in."

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FiveTicketRide t1_ivm04oq wrote

Benjamin got almost 40% of the vote in 2020 so although it seems like McEachin would be a safe bet he’s not.

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Jaghancement t1_ivkqpyh wrote

On top of what others are saying, a closer race than expected says to the dem candidates that the republican strategy is working and might make some dems think they need to adopt the same type of strategies. Also, not sure your demographic but if young people continue to not vote regardless of reason, it says to the politicians that they can safely keep ignoring causes important to young people.

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typhoidmarry t1_ivkrwwg wrote

I’m older, my first vote was for Mondale.

I’m feeling kinda dumb, I should have time to vote after 3pm, I’m going.

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jimmybilly100 t1_ivkwcit wrote

Oh wow he only died last year?

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typhoidmarry t1_ivkxmbf wrote

I felt so modern and cool voting for him and his running mate Geraldine Ferraro!

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jimmybilly100 t1_ivkxwwn wrote

Haha, I have no idea who that person is. I think I was just barely alive for the 84 election

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typhoidmarry t1_ivky5p3 wrote

She was the first female running mate from a major party!

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jimmybilly100 t1_ivkymgx wrote

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH okay, yeah don't know why that didn't register

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suarezi93 t1_ivlendz wrote

@ everyone in this thread: it’s “shoo-in”! Next time I’ll throw my shoe at ya!

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivkeiqk wrote

sense of moral obligation. That's why I'm going to. But I'm throwing no stones at you, that's a pretty reasonable take

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jdbug100 t1_ivkqct1 wrote

I'm in the same boat and not voting because it's my little way of saying "I'm not enthusiastic about your party and would like to see some non-80-year-olds in party leadership."

Both political parties treat a vote as a 100% endorsement. They just say wow look at this turnout, they love us!

I'd rather them be like hmmm turnout was lower than expected there among these folks, what are we doing wrong? I admit it's more likely they just don't give a fuck or don't notice, but alas.

Disclaimer: Given that McEachin is a lock and there isn't anything else on the ballot to voice my opinion on.

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CadenVanV t1_ivlbi4p wrote

Most politicians do see low turnout as an issue, since it’s one of their biggest issues in an election. While publically they say “look at all our support!” Privately they’re wondering how they can improve turnout

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_R_A_ t1_ivjtgrf wrote

The party not in the white house tends to go harder in the midterms, so not terribly surprising.

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CadenVanV t1_ivlb799 wrote

Yeah, unfortunately. The chances of a Democratic congress this year are basically none

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivp0zgc wrote

I can't believe idiots downvoted this.

Republicans scored own goals all over the place, but still will almost certainly win the house

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JeffRVA t1_ivjtglb wrote

At my polling place Republicans had a tent out inviting people to join the party along with a sign about why they should vote Republican filled with your usual list of buzzwords that scare/rile up their base. Democrats had nothing.

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PopBopMopCop t1_ivkkzdf wrote

That feels really weird. In NY, you can't have political signage or "electioneering" within 100 feet of a polling place while voting is taking place. Is there not a similar regulation in Virginia?

Edit: Found the Virginia regulation, electioneering is prohibited within 40 feet of a polling place while polling is taking place. § 24.2-604. Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties.

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JeffRVA t1_ivkpajo wrote

There's a similar law here but it's 40 feet. These folks were out in the parking lot. I didn't pay attention this morning but at my old polling place there was a sign and I believe a line on the sidewalk showing how far away they needed to stay.

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PopBopMopCop t1_ivkqkdt wrote

Wow, 40 feet is not nearly far enough

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LuridIryx t1_ivlb4er wrote

Seriously I just wanted to walk in and vote. The republican senator nominee person was at my poling place @montrose. It’s like, as fascinating as that is having the sith come out to shake your hand and give you a business card just let me do what I’m gonna do mane, standing out here with your last-minute-manipulation tactics and crap. Law should be 100 ft in VA. I felt like a scab breaking a picket line.

Edit: Leon Benjamin gave me a card.

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heraus t1_ivkpwvs wrote

It’s 40 ft here, but I feel like hardly anyone even paid that much attention to the rule, at least at polls around here, until 45 and I’ve been one of those annoying pamphlet peddlers at polls since 2014. Now, it’s really enforced.

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sportsfather t1_ivkddj9 wrote

Why don’t democrats do the same, right?

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Glen_YngkinDid_9-11 t1_ivkokoa wrote

Because the Democrats are beholden to the same big-money donors as the Republicans.

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mmeat1148 t1_ivkdxhg wrote

because democrats deal with real issues not fantasy scaremongering the way the modern GOP does.

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I_AM_RVA t1_ivkg6mq wrote

Because democrats don’t understand that elections are about power

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mmeat1148 t1_ivl2s28 wrote

And republicans only want power. they aren't trying to make people's lives better.

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PickAnApocalypse t1_ivjyqt4 wrote

People have different opinions than you and vote accordingly?

I get not wanting to see the party you don't like be all represented today but that's not really a them problem, it's an issue with the party you support not also doing that.

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Henhouse808 t1_ivjy5uf wrote

Reproductive rights, gay rights, voting rights, social security. All on the chopping block.

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Ms-Pamplemousse t1_ivk3qym wrote

Not to mention the supreme court is deciding on whether or not the EPA can regulate wetlands and non-navigable water like creeks.

Edit: not saying that's on the ballot, but if the armor of environmental protections is cracked you bet Republicans will destroy it further.

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dspencer97 t1_ivk0iac wrote

Everyone knows who they are going to vote for walking in, people standing outside are just annoying as shit.

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dovetc t1_ivk53xt wrote

My polling place always has the same two people handing out sample ballots for their respective parties. They don't annoy anyone. They even seem to get along with each other from what I can see.

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Ampersand_Dotsys t1_ivkhi0f wrote

Same. The two at mine never harass anyone, just offer sample ballots and say they appreciate you coming out to vote.

I just fold the samples up and pocket them for recycling later. No need to be rude about it, really.

Granted, it's a different story if they're actually harassing people.

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Boopadoopeedo t1_ivkmpxc wrote

Don’t pay any mind to what’s out front of the polling place. That’s just further campaigning. Go in, cast your vote, collect your sticker, enjoy the rest of your day

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1975hh3 t1_ivn0tyq wrote

I love that those assholes use “freedom” as their tag line, while running on a platform that is trying to ban almost everything.

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PyreDruid t1_ivm7v22 wrote

If Benjamin wins the Republicans are winning 350+ seats.

Probably just not worth spending the money on the signs when it's a non-competitive seat.

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heraus t1_ivk5j1i wrote

Do you live in Church Hill? Having been connected with getting out the vote, I can tell you that the McEachin campaign did not spend on signs. They’ve asked folks who have yard signs to bring them to the polling place and stick them in the ground there. You should see at least a few signs out now. The city Democratic Party put out a few signs as well. At the end of the day, elections aren’t sign contests though! People have to vote.

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ozonito23 OP t1_ivk6k4f wrote

No I live in Chesterfield and I've been trying to find his signs all over his website but I couldn't find anything :/ not even a bumper sticker. I truly hope this doesn't bite him in the butt, especially since Dem turnout during midterms is always low

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivkk6ny wrote

it won't. Which is why he is doing nothing. If he loses the Democrats would literally lose every race in the US. They are going to have a normal bad night, not an earthshatteringly bad night.

In this matchup in 2020 Mceachin won by 100k votes. Granted I haven't looked at the new district all that much since everyone in political analysis thinks its such a safe seat, but here is more info

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/local-election-hq/2022-general-election-a-look-at-virginias-4th-congressional-district-race/

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PyreDruid t1_ivm87jl wrote

McEachin is one of the safest of safe seats.

If he loses, you're looking at a bloodbath we've never seen at the polls, 300+ R House seats, they'll win every close Senate race. And so on.

If you've been in Chesterfield for a while, you're probably used to competitive races in the 7th lately, the 4th is absolutely not competitive.

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scaryghostnlm t1_ivkfl2a wrote

I updated my voter registration to a new residence since I graduated. This was two weeks ago. Had to vote provisional because they couldn't find the updated address in the poll book. Pretty wack since I got confirmation of my registration change in the mail.

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ozonito23 OP t1_ivkgjps wrote

Been hearing about problems like this all day. It's freaking ridiculous

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libertina_belcher t1_ivkng3n wrote

I had the same thing happen, there were a lot of us dealing with it this morning... including registrations from further back.

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2ndruncanoe t1_ivl8el3 wrote

Is this the right thread to complain about the gerrymandering that continues to divide Richmond into stupid districts? jeez. I was annoyed about the house district changes before, when they finally picked them, and i'm still annoyed as hell every time I look at that stupid district map. UGH

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Charlesinrichmond t1_ivp1fqs wrote

its really a good map, not fair to call it gerrymandering. I don't like the division of Richmond metro, but if you read why it was done it's very fair

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AcceptingUnicorn t1_ivmud0f wrote

They were kinda crazy ( I’m a poll worker) but it didn’t work so??

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VAtenkara t1_ivjsbdu wrote

Are signs with a candidates name really voter intimidation though? Kinda see it more if an eyesore and desperation

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silly8s t1_ivjvnsg wrote

>large groups of people in front of the polling place

This is pretty common. Usually they're just handing out fliers.

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Horror-Fisherman-575 t1_ivjzcc5 wrote

I just keep hoping to see space aliens out there, inviting me to sail away with them towards the stars. I feel at this point, that’s the most rational decision.

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Hattrick44 t1_ivmtj8a wrote

Well dems (and smarter people in general) are likely to vote early or absentee. And are less likely to harass people at polls un like republicans

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Toph42 t1_ivmw8bc wrote

I think it’s just that our district is so solidly blue since the last redistricting that undid the former gerrymandering that kept it red for ages that advertising for the Dems would be a waste of money.

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bozatwork t1_ivnc9as wrote

The house on the corner of Roseneath and Patterson/Kensington was using Halloween to give out pamphlets for that guy. I was with my three kids enjoying the night until stopping there. Who the hell does that?

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Employee00765 t1_ivk7tnc wrote

Mine had both. The rep for the Republican Party was super quiet and shy and was barely speaking to anyone. The rep for the Dems was outgoing, friendly, and boisterous. He was also making sure everyone knew that the ballot next year would no longer mark party associations.

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PopBopMopCop t1_ivkkf0g wrote

That feels really weird. In NY, you can't have political signage or "electioneering" within 100 feet of a polling place while voting is taking place. Is there not a similar regulation in Virginia?

Edit: Found the Virginia regulation, electioneering is restricted within 40 feet of polling places while polls are open § 24.2-604. Polling places; prohibited activities; prohibited area; penalties.

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STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_ivko6h2 wrote

Pretty sure it's the same here. 100 feet isn't a long distance.

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katiepangur t1_ivmarh1 wrote

I went to my polling place and was approached by Republicans asking if I wanted voting info - I said “Nope blue all the way” and lady “Hmmphed” me! Too bad, so sad bitch!

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FROSHINE t1_ivl4pxe wrote

my polling place had the same thing, as-well as my girls which i thought was weird. hopefully it’s not an omen

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skully_27 t1_ivl7nnr wrote

When I did early voting in October it was dead, dead, dead at the registrar office. But there were some signs up, just far less than usual which was very nice.

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drjoann t1_ivlb1mn wrote

Had same thing at Huguenot High polling place. It felt really weird to me because it's my 1st time voting in VA. In TX it is 100ft (1000ft for audio) and in SC it is 500ft. I looked up the VA statute when leaving the polling place a saw that it was only 40ft. Yikes! So, I asked the Leon Benjamin gal if she was 40ft from the polling place. She said that she thought so but she didn't have a tape measure in a snarky way. I stopped the encounter there, but that's a lousy attitude. They should have been able to confirm they were 40ft away.

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Cerebral-Knievel-1 t1_ivlk6tg wrote

I have one of those rolling measuring wheels on a stick things.. next time, I should take it to polling place and count off from the door to the candidate pusher person.

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