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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says if Kamala Harris wins his state, "she is the next president of the United States" (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 177 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's close and Team Trump are working hard to exploit that. They have legal teams working around the clock finding ways to ratfuck this election.

Fucking vote like your life depends on it, because if you're like me, it literally does.

The changes Trump wants to make will make me lose access to my healthcare and succumb to my cancer. My medications are $18k+ a month without insurance.

I don't even really like Harris, but I like being alive.

I know, Palestinian kids like being alive, too, but we've made fuck-all headway on that issue in a year, and as sad as it is to say, Trump would just help Netanyahu wipe Palestine off the map, so Harris is the only realistic choice I've got. I have cancer, it's not like I can personally swoop in and save Gaza. Sorry.

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No need to apologize if you ask me.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Cheers, mate. It's a contentious issue and I can understand people feeling all kinds of ways about like they're voting to support a genocide. I feel that way, too... but I'm also keenly aware how much worse Trump and Republicans are on the same issue.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

It's an issue that, really has nothing to do with Americans or this election and yet ppl like you keep interjecting the topic in every thread as if screeching genocide is going to turn anyone into a single issue voter...smh.

In a 2 party system Harris is Palestines best chance at still existing.

Full stop.

Now you.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

stay safe and you do you. its one of the fundamental rights we are trying to protect - the right for each of us to be safe from these weirdos in our own minds and bodies.

it helps that our priorities appear to align.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

decent messaging from a suprisingly progressive and quality southern governor.

I am in this general area. if NCs votes go to kamala it really is over - trump had better be on a flight to russia.

I was in NC when Obama took the state in 2008 so I saw the state vibe. this go around friends there tell me, while not as "joyful" as for obama, the "blue NC vote" seems pretty resolute in showing up.

so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Reyali@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was in NC and remember the energy in 2008 (tbf, I was in college so my bubble was definitely all-in for Obama).

I was also in NC in 2012 when the state voted to pass Amendment 1, making gay marriage illegal in the state’s constitution. Everyone I knew was against it, but because that was true for them too, no one could imagine it passing and so they didn’t even bother to vote. 35% turnout with 61% voting for bigotry.

All that to say, if you’re in North Carolina, go fucking vote. It doesn’t matter if your district is gerrymandered to hell and there’s no chance of it going blue; don’t let that make you apathetic. Your vote matters for how the state assigns its electoral college votes!

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Even if the district is gerrymandered ya can still cockblock on statewide elections, gerrymandering is rather meaningless if they cant do anything with it.

[–] Trev625@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm over in AL and I wish that my state was even on the road toward dragging our state forward. Maybe someday we can kick Kay Ivey to the curb and get a governor like NC.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think he's the type of executive any state would want. he's an ideal "for the now" governor and I am personally thankful we had him while I was in NC. I know others who will miss him also.

edit to say: I have family in AL who I dont talk with because of <insert shitty political opinion here>. I wish you the best AL and you personally, trev.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Well, yeah. But there's many ways to make that happen. Sounds like this asshole is bragging he has it rigged.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Umm it does not work that way.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No, not directly, but if Trump loses NC's electoral votes, it will be very difficult for him to get to 270. It may be the most R-leaning state of all the toss-ups, so if he loses that he'll need to make up ground in the other states that are not as friendly to him.

[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, it's the most R of them.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He shouldn’t be so sure that he’ll win Florida in this election cycle, either. Not to mention the congressional seats are pretty wishy-washy.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think he's got FL but tx could be WILD if women come out in force.

[–] confused_code_monkey@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

FL also has recreational weed and abortion rights on their ballot this election. I'm not necessarily holding my breath, but those could help push their left-leaning voter turnout.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Harris winning Texas is a very unlikely event, as much as I'd like to see it. I'd be happy if exit polling is ~Trump +1, and they can't call the state before midnight. A narrow Trump victory would still change the national conversation around Texas significantly