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October 29, 2020
I live in Brevard county FL. In 2016 Trump won this county by 20 points, 58% to 38%.
I have several customers in a certain area that I've been doing work for, for years. On the particular stretch of road I drive to their houses (about 1.5 miles long, & 1 of 2 main thoroughfares on the island) in 2016 I saw a bunch of Trump signs (maybe 20?) & only 1 Clinton sign.
This year, now ... I'm seeing 11 Biden signs (ELEVEN) on that same stretch of road, & if my count yesterday was correct, an equal number of Trump signs. So from 2016 to now the ratio of signs has shifted from 20:1, to 1:1. If I add in the 3 signs I see before I get to that particular road, I'm seeing 14 Biden signs total, every day I drive to/from my current jobsite. And let me emphasize once again, in 2016 I saw ONE Clinton sign along that same route.
In addition, there's a second road that runs parallel to the one I normally take (the 2nd major thoroughfare on the island) & yesterday I decided to take it on the way home just to see how many signs I would see. I counted every political sign I saw, & I truly cannot believe the results:
3 Trump signs & 7 (SEVEN) Biden signs. Along a 1.5 mile stretch of suburban road in an area Trump won by 20% in 2016.
I see a lot of folks who are writing off Florida, but seeing what's happening on the ground in my area, I'm not writing off my state.
The Biden signs in my red FL county are really giving me hope.
I live in Brevard county FL. In 2016 Trump won this county by 20 points, 58% to 38%.
I have several customers in a certain area that I've been doing work for, for years. On the particular stretch of road I drive to their houses (about 1.5 miles long, & 1 of 2 main thoroughfares on the island) in 2016 I saw a bunch of Trump signs (maybe 20?) & only 1 Clinton sign.
This year, now ... I'm seeing 11 Biden signs (ELEVEN) on that same stretch of road, & if my count yesterday was correct, an equal number of Trump signs. So from 2016 to now the ratio of signs has shifted from 20:1, to 1:1. If I add in the 3 signs I see before I get to that particular road, I'm seeing 14 Biden signs total, every day I drive to/from my current jobsite. And let me emphasize once again, in 2016 I saw ONE Clinton sign along that same route.
In addition, there's a second road that runs parallel to the one I normally take (the 2nd major thoroughfare on the island) & yesterday I decided to take it on the way home just to see how many signs I would see. I counted every political sign I saw, & I truly cannot believe the results:
3 Trump signs & 7 (SEVEN) Biden signs. Along a 1.5 mile stretch of suburban road in an area Trump won by 20% in 2016.
I see a lot of folks who are writing off Florida, but seeing what's happening on the ground in my area, I'm not writing off my state.
October 25, 2020
My incredible wife & I just finished writing 300 "Postcards to Swing States""
The batch we got was all for Georgia, & they go out in the mail tomorrow.
I've never done it before, & she deserves the credit for volunteering.
Did any other DUers do it?
[link:https://postcardstoswingstates.com/|]
Edited to add: My hand is sore & I just know that tonight I'm going to be dreaming about writing "Firstname, Thank you for being a [previous/1st time] voter! Who you vote for is secret ..." etc etc over & over.
Edit #2: Yes, it was "Postcards to Swing States!" Corrected thread title & link. THANKS!!!
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