Would that I had the confidence to leave the house with a crucifix necklace, Oakleys, bib overalls with no shirt, and a “SHOW ME THAT BUTTHOLE” trucker hat.
Those are Pit Viper glasses. You can wear Oakleys and not scream “douche nozzle” but Pit Vipers take you to the top of the bell tower and scream it to the whole town.
That’s how far out of the sunglasses scene I am.
I’ll take (my mediocre level of) intelligence over confidence any day of the week. That guys life is probably quite dull, and full of anger.
But yes, it would be relaxing oh my.
That guys life is probably quite dull, and full of anger.
You really have no way of knowing that.
“probably”
I mean, you’re welcome to fall for classism if you want.
Are you OK buddy?
Fine. I just think assuming some guy who looks like white trash is MAGA is rooted in classist crap that’s plagued this country for generations and may have even led to our current situation.
No, and I have no intention to.
(I dont live in the US)
I miss when you couldn’t just assume this guy’s politics.
Really, you still shouldn’t. I know a lot of people who you’d probably assume were MAGA that are far from it.
Do they look as silly as this guy?
Sometimes. If you want to be classist that’s your prerogative.
Yeah, but most of the races were uncontested. For the ones where the single candidate was a Republican, I wrote in “No Confidence”. That didn’t accomplish anything, but it made me feel smug.
Going in a bit, it’s just about 2 blocks away and takes all of 5 minutes. Not sure if they have anyone there early or of I have to find a other place. Being a small town it’d seem weird to have people sitting there all day for a dozen to walk through for a month ahead of time.
Why do people wait for the last day instead of voting early?
More convenient. The polling place is on the way to work, a few blocks from my house. The early voting locations are much further away. I have a friend who volunteers at a polling place every election, and he’s explained the procedure to me: Even if I voted in-person absentee (i.e. early), they keep my ballot sealed until election day, then it has to be transported to my polling place, and an election volunteer has to physically walk it through the same process of consulting the voter book, and placing it in the scanner.
It’s not quite the same, of course. I was behind one of these volunteers this morning, and he located a long list of voters in the book, rather than doing it one at a time. But, at the bottom line, my ballot has to be physically cast at my polling place on election day by somebody. So why not go do it myself?
There are way less early voting locations and they typically close earlier, so they’re (purposely) much less convenient to plan for. The one time I early voted, I waited in line for like two hours. They ended up staying open past the advertised close time so those of us still waiting in line could vote.
Meanwhile, this morning I went and voted at my normal location and it took like 20 minutes from parking to getting back in my car, and the poll workers there said it was the busiest they’ve seen so far.
I’m in an area that isn’t under threat of having my vote invalidated
This. My area has long lines for early voting as there are only 4 polling locations for early voting. If I wait day of, after the before work morning rush, I’m in and out in less than 5 minutes.
I vote by mail now in IL because we are not savages, but when I voted in person I always got up, threw some slob clothes on and went at like 6A or whatever when the place opened. In and out. Then I went home and got ready for work.
That’s interesting. It’s the opposite here. There’s no line for early voting, but there’s a small one for voting day. Early voting is just slightly more convenient.
In the US, we like to make voting a challenge. No election day holiday, polling places usually have hours within 9-5, and mail-in ballots are being postmarked late because of cost cutting in the USPS.
Early voting is one location deep in the city center with a 2 hour line, USPS can’t be depended on to deliver a ballot in time. Day-of voting provides a local, low-traffic polling station.
Oof, early voting is 5 minutes away for me and usually has no line.
I’ll go out on a limb and guess you’re also not in a gerrymandered, voter supressed, GOP-led hellhole of a state. Sounds wonderful.
Well, for me I’ve been out of town then sick since early voting started. Finally can get out today. Normally though I prefer to skip the lines and vote early. My state also does not allow mail in without reason (which is fucking nonsense but alas).
Well, for me I’ve been out of town then sick since early voting started. Finally can get out today. Normally though I prefer to skip the lines and vote early. My state also does not allow mail in without reason (which is fucking nonsense but alas).
I hope you’ve been getting some cozy Wheel of Time reading in while you’ve been recovering from your sickness
sometimes my schedule just doesn’t align, or the early voting locations are a 3 minute bike ride away instead of right at the end of my street
disclaimer: not american
Because the hours for my early voting location are the same hours that I work.
Because Missouri hates me. Mail-in ballots are only for excused reasons. I would have voted early, but there wasn’t a location that would be convenient for me. This morning, I was in and out in 5 minutes.
Can’t vote till I’m off work.
I want that hat.
Here’s a lead, but it’s Amazon and also currently unavailable:
https://www.amazon.com/Show-Butthole-Classic-Snapback-SMTBH/dp/B09R8VGBYK
Oh fuck that’s classy I just wish listed that shit bro.
I did, but I’ll still show hole. Hope he likes a pressed ham with gravy.
what a day to be able to read [shudders]
just your average golden cross wearer
I tried but they were real dicks about me not having an address/phone number. Did take the envelope but I’m not real confident they’ll actually count it
Does this man listen to the clown music??
And only drinks Faygo
Do not blame juggalos for the mess we’re in! Last time around, Violent J endored Kamala.
I already voted early in florida, doing my part
And….he voted twice.
He listened to diaper Donnie, then?
I mean, I get the point being made but, that’s a platform I can get behind though.
