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Skinner

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Fri Nov 2, 2018, 12:49 PM Nov 2018

Tuesday is election day! Here's what DU members need to know. [View all]

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As you know, election day is coming on Tuesday. We look forward to spending the day with all our DU friends as we take our first step toward taking our country back from Trump and his enablers. Here are a few things you need to know.


GET OUT AND VOTE!
I'm pretty sure it goes without saying here on DU that everyone needs to get out and vote! Then you can let your friends on DU know that you fulfilled your civic duty by displaying the "I voted" avatar image on all of your posts. Click on the "My Profile" link at the top of any page, then look for "Avatar Image" and click "Edit." The "I voted" image is under the "Slogans" subcategory:




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WHERE TO GET INFORMATION IF YOU CAN'T ACCESS DU
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Thank you for being a DU member. Go Dems!

Skinner, EarlG, & Elad
DU Administrators

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I voted The Polack MSgt Nov 2018 #1
+1 grantcart Nov 2018 #8
I voted early -- two weeks ago today. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2018 #2
Me too (CA)! Go DEMS! nt B Stieg Nov 2018 #6
Me too by mail in ballot. Oppaloopa Nov 2018 #63
i will never forget 08Nov2016 barbtries Nov 2018 #3
DU didn't crash, it was hacked still_one Nov 2018 #5
well yeah barbtries Nov 2018 #20
We all were. I was just making the point that it was a malicious person or persons who caused it still_one Nov 2018 #23
Thanks, still_one.. Cha Nov 2018 #37
Honestly, I think it was a blessing in disguise. This place woulda been a mess. MadDAsHell Nov 2018 #79
I was here when Kerry lost. Hyper_Eye Nov 2018 #82
People weren't nearly as invested in Kerry. MadDAsHell Nov 2018 #83
I beg to differ Hyper_Eye Nov 2018 #84
Can't wait for Tuesday morning to get here! workinclasszero Nov 2018 #4
Thanks!!!! nt SWBTATTReg Nov 2018 #7
Thank you Skinner, Earl and Elad! lunatica Nov 2018 #9
Voted! irisblue Nov 2018 #10
Thank you for your service Pluvious Nov 2018 #11
I voted early! And I signed up to follow DU on twitter & FB, now. Ta-da! Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #12
Kick dalton99a Nov 2018 #13
Thank you all! I don't want to ever have to experience what happened on 11/8/16 again. catbyte Nov 2018 #14
Love you guys. You provide a great service, as always. Hekate Nov 2018 #15
I'm voting the way Trump said to SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #16
Remember our resolution FakeNoose Nov 2018 #17
Thank you Skinner, EarlG & Elad! CottonBear Nov 2018 #18
Thanks. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #19
Thanks for posting this More_Cowbell Nov 2018 #21
Thank you. lpbk2713 Nov 2018 #22
I absentee voted 3 weeks ago. gademocrat7 Nov 2018 #24
I voted two weeks ago. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #25
Early voted straight democratic Ticket yuiyoshida Nov 2018 #26
Thank you Skinner. We also had a DU Panic room on Yahoo livetohike Nov 2018 #27
Thanks much. appalachiablue Nov 2018 #28
Thank you so much! FM123 Nov 2018 #29
Voted for every Democratic candidate on the ballot - even for coroner Hokie Nov 2018 #30
Mailed my absentee ballot yesterday--express mail n/t Julian Englis Nov 2018 #31
Thanks Skinner! ploppy Nov 2018 #32
Voted absentee from France. Mailed our ballots in three weeks ago. GoneOffShore Nov 2018 #33
Fired Up! Ready to GO-TV JDC Nov 2018 #34
Voted a week ago... for all Democrats. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #35
I voted! Turin_C3PO Nov 2018 #36
Thanks, Skinner, EarlG, & Elad! Cha Nov 2018 #38
I voted. This notice is a reminder of the Great DU Hack of 11/2016. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2018 #39
Thank you. nt elmac Nov 2018 #40
Thanks so much, Skinner. democrank Nov 2018 #41
I voted !! INdemo Nov 2018 #42
I voted the first early voting day in MD! NastyRiffraff Nov 2018 #43
K pwb Nov 2018 #44
Thank you DU for all you do! oasis Nov 2018 #45
Thank you, Skinner, EarlG, & Elad! DU is the BEST political site on the internet! Mrs. Overall Nov 2018 #46
I Voted... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #47
Love this place. Kinda live here. byronius Nov 2018 #48
Bookmarked for Tuesday...THANKS. angstlessk Nov 2018 #49
So glad you posted! I early voted. And I'm optimistic! nolabear Nov 2018 #50
All mail-in here in wash state. done and done! they even stamp it for us:) samnsara Nov 2018 #51
Thanks, Skinner, EarlG, & Elad! ♡ eom littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #52
Voted by mail in SoCal, ballot's received & counted. VOX Nov 2018 #53
Not voting? Surrender keithbvadu2 Nov 2018 #54
Thank you! 2naSalit Nov 2018 #55
Thank you for your wonderful work cp Nov 2018 #56
I Voted! MrQRO Nov 2018 #57
I've been meaning to ask about a back up plan for election day, ecstatic Nov 2018 #58
Voting on Tuesday here in San Francisco!!! secondwind Nov 2018 #59
We already voted, gonna have my girlfriend drive me to work so she can assist others to the Wiseman32218 Nov 2018 #60
Count on my vote! orangecrush Nov 2018 #61
I already voted! Lifelong Protester Nov 2018 #62
Just dropped off my mail-in ballot today here in WA! chwaliszewski Nov 2018 #64
I early voted. Woodycall Nov 2018 #65
Voted Wednesday. marble falls Nov 2018 #66
Voted mid-October by absentee ballot. llmart Nov 2018 #67
Thank you Mr. Skinner!! Laf.La.Dem. Nov 2018 #68
I voted on the first day of early voting in the great state of GWC58 Nov 2018 #69
Thanks David and congrats on over 250,000 registered users Ellipsis Nov 2018 #70
Will there be a review of the moderation problems on LBN anytime soon? EricMaundry Nov 2018 #71
Thanks healthnut7 Nov 2018 #72
Purchased a star membership today saidsimplesimon Nov 2018 #73
Wado------------Thank you..............already Voted..........GO DEMS, and DU turbinetree Nov 2018 #74
I have voted, and have directly influenced at least a dozen straight blue ballots through PatrickforO Nov 2018 #75
FALL BACK IS TONIGHT zentrum Nov 2018 #76
Thanks, guys. Folks, don't fret if you don't see. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2018 #77
I have voted Gothmog Nov 2018 #78
Another early voter here! CBHagman Nov 2018 #80
I voted early! Dulcinea Nov 2018 #81
I excitedly cast my vote for BETO on the first day of early voting and waited 2 hours. Zen Democrat Nov 2018 #85
Is the election still going on? I voted like two weeks ago. Bucky Nov 2018 #86
Yeah I'm pretty sure today is kind of a big day. Skinner Nov 2018 #87
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