Erarly voting in Oklahoma. Lets hope this isn't our last election.

Hello, fellow Okie.

I know how this state is going to vote. It's been a given every year for nearly six decades. But I'm still gonna vote, as I have in every election since I turned 18. Change doesn't happen if those who want it get discouraged and sit their asses at home.

What has really inspired me this year is the overwhelming majority of Harris-Walz signs in my neighborhood. I stopped counting, but I reckon there are at least thirty of them. I've seen a grand total of five Trump-Vance signs, and three of them are at the same house.

Also, you get much rain last night? It was so good to finally hear thunder again. I had six tenths in my rain gauge this morning!

Update: I stood in line for an hour and a half and cast my ballot. Next time around, I'll remember to request my mail-in ballot on time lol

How the fuck does the US manage to make people stand in line for early voting?

In every civilized country, you can show up on election day (when basically everyone has a free day cause it's Sunday), you vote with maybe 3-4 people in line before you, and you're done after 10 minutes.

It's weird seeing queues for voting.

When I vote, I walk to my local voting place, chat with people I know, vote, chat a bit more, then walk home. Perhaps half an hour, if I'm feeling chatty.

Don't worry. Either way, there will still be elections. The real question is whether we start to see candidates "accidentally" falling out of windows or drinking poisoned tea, etc.

Jeez I have voted by mail for every election I've participated in. That looks miserable.

Weird, in my conservative and high income county it took me literally five minutes at the library.

I've never stood in like for early voting in the EU. I've done it at my supermarket while getting groceries.

Grab a ballot and envelope, enter booth, do the thing, walk to desk, flash id, get crossed off list, watch volunteer put your envelope in another envelope and drop it in the ballot box.

In-and-out, three minutes.

Come to think of it, voting on election day has always been just as smooth. I just have to go to the library or some school, so it's not as convenient.

The press has already walked back at the threat of Trump, so the autocracy has already begun. It’s happening, pre election.

Time to show these fascists what a couple of hillbillies can do!

Why no vote by mail?

Well, ya know what Grammy always said:
Hope in one hand, shit in the other, and see which one fills up faster...

this mf said erarly

Little bit of advice from Poland. I’ve seen this kind of mindset before.

When liberals tell you losing will mean the end of democracy they exaggerate a lot. People grow tired of fighting with such high stakes so in the long run you just wear them out. Sure, if Trump wins things will suck definitely but it’s not the end of the world. Ultimately biggest political parties serve various oligarchs so once Dems are inevitably back some years from now you’ll notice not much is changing for you personally.

Good luck from someone who grew up Edmond.

Why does it look like your voting location is just a random house? Voting here happens in school buildings or things of that scale usually with at least 20+ booths in parallel.

Or do you just have many locations?

Man I left reddit to get away from the fear mongering like this, and yet here you are.

Both parties benefit from the current system, therefore they both want to keep things the way they are.

The system works.

If you don't like the current state of things, it's not the system that needs changing, it's the people involved in it.