I said to my wife a few years back that Dems would have an easier time ballot harvesting because of their urban base, but the GOP didn't even try, at least not in my state. You could even make it memetic: call it a Freedom Convoy. Drive around exurbs and rural areas in pickups and 4x4s to pick up ballots. Make an event of it. Instead the GOP here rested on its laurels and while it made gains in some areas it lost some winnable ones by small margins, especially in the suburbs.
Both parties are guilty of this to an extent, complaining about the status quo at the expense of exploiting it, but in this case it was especially egregious.
I don't completely malign the local GOP here because at least they're showing up, but they all seem to think it's still the nineties. They're playing by an old rulebook. Better than not playing at all... but only just.
Thank you for mentioning that ballot harvesting in Orange County in 2018 was a dry run. I am heartened when you write that, at least, the CA GOP caught on. It's rampant, it's hear to stay, and it's not going away. Maybe, it accounts for 1% of the vote. Maybe, it accounts for 5%. But, Orange County congressional seats are all being won/lost by less than 2%. It's time to get in on the action.
A lot of moving parts in New York in regards to Zeldin. Hochul was a proponent of heavy COVID restrictions and she was not the elected Governor prior to 2020 election. Her popularity and approval rating among New Yorkers is low. Zeldin comes from a very heavy Trump district in Long Island and he was branded a big trump supporter. The candidates he beat in the primary may have done better in the general election and produced the same down ballet results for house seats.
I was hunting in Boebert's district during early November. The locals love her but were worried that the redistricting put her at risk, and they were right since she barely squeaked by.
I said to my wife a few years back that Dems would have an easier time ballot harvesting because of their urban base, but the GOP didn't even try, at least not in my state. You could even make it memetic: call it a Freedom Convoy. Drive around exurbs and rural areas in pickups and 4x4s to pick up ballots. Make an event of it. Instead the GOP here rested on its laurels and while it made gains in some areas it lost some winnable ones by small margins, especially in the suburbs.
Both parties are guilty of this to an extent, complaining about the status quo at the expense of exploiting it, but in this case it was especially egregious.
I don't completely malign the local GOP here because at least they're showing up, but they all seem to think it's still the nineties. They're playing by an old rulebook. Better than not playing at all... but only just.
Thank you for mentioning that ballot harvesting in Orange County in 2018 was a dry run. I am heartened when you write that, at least, the CA GOP caught on. It's rampant, it's hear to stay, and it's not going away. Maybe, it accounts for 1% of the vote. Maybe, it accounts for 5%. But, Orange County congressional seats are all being won/lost by less than 2%. It's time to get in on the action.
I remembered this happening in 2018. I assumed Trump we deal with it using best in class people in 2020. How far we have come. Is there any way back?
A lot of moving parts in New York in regards to Zeldin. Hochul was a proponent of heavy COVID restrictions and she was not the elected Governor prior to 2020 election. Her popularity and approval rating among New Yorkers is low. Zeldin comes from a very heavy Trump district in Long Island and he was branded a big trump supporter. The candidates he beat in the primary may have done better in the general election and produced the same down ballet results for house seats.
I was hunting in Boebert's district during early November. The locals love her but were worried that the redistricting put her at risk, and they were right since she barely squeaked by.