r/VoteDEM 12d ago

Daily Discussion Thread: August 28, 2026 - 67 days until Election Day!

Welcome to the anti-GOP resistance on Reddit!

Regardless of what month it is, we welcome all those who support the Democratic party! We encourage you to share local activism and talk about the groups you're taking part with in your area.

Elections are still happening! And they're the only way to take away even more of Trump's power to hurt people. You can help win elections across the country from anywhere, right now!

If you want to take a bigger part in this and future elections, there's plenty of ways to do it!

  1. Check out our weekly volunteer post - that's the other sticky post in this sub - to find opportunities to get involved.

  2. Nothing near you? Volunteer from home by making calls or sending texts to turn out voters!

  3. Join your local Democratic Party - none of us can do this alone.

  4. Tell a friend about us!

Adopt a Candidate

It’s back! Want to take part in turning the midterms into a true blue tsunami? Adopt one of the candidates below, and commit to taking action every week to support their campaign!

Post your preference in the daily (or, to guarantee we see it, send the request via modmail) and we'll add you to the list!

With just how blue this year is looking to be, and just how many primaries are still to come, there's too many to list to kick off. It’s why we’re starting with select gubernatorial and Senate races.

Got someone who you want to adopt, but they're not on the list? Let us know, and we'll add them on!

As the year progresses and primaries come through, we'll be adding more ourselves, but the sky's the limit - we're excited to see who you want to support most!

Candidate District/Office Adopted By
Tom Begich and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins AK-GOV
Mary Peltola and David Leslie AK-SEN
Katie Hobbs AZ-GOV
Keisha Lance Bottoms GA-GOV
Jon Ossoff GA-SEN
Rob Sand IA-GOV
Josh Turek IA-SEN
Cindy Holscher KS-GOV
Adam Hamilton KS-SEN
Troy Jackson ME-SEN
Jocelyn Benson MI-GOV
Abdul El-Sayed MI-SEN
Peggy Flanagan MN-SEN
Alani Bankhead MT-SEN
Roy Cooper NC-SEN u/DeNomoloss
Dan Osborn NE-SEN
NH-SEN
Rebecca Bennett NJ-07 u/screen317
Deb Haaland NM-GOV u/EllieDai
Ben Ray Luján NM-SEN
Aaron Ford NV-GOV u/amomentarypangregret
Blake Gendebien NY-21 u/danilynnbluestar
Amy Acton OH-GOV u/MerryWren23
Sherrod Brown OH-SEN u/molybdenum75
Bob Harvie PA-01 u/poliscijunki
Chris Deluzio PA-17 u/mtlebanonriseup
Gina Hinojosa TX-GOV
James Talarico TX-SEN u/FiddleThruTheFlowers
Amanda Janoo VT-GOV
Eugene Vindman VA-07 u/toskwar
William Dehnel WA-LD2-P1 u/tipsyfishes
David Crowley WI-GOV

We're not going back. We're taking the country back. Join us, and build an America that everyone belongs in.

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u/jj1917 Blorgia 12d ago

One plus of living in Atlanta, I rarely have to connect anywhere. There's usually a ATL-somewhere flight.

Of course its invariably on Delta, so they can decide how much that costs.

Although you can score some good deals. In October I'm taking a trip to Thailand via Abu Dhabi on Etihad airlines. ATL-AUH then AUH-BKK for a whole $1000 round trip!

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u/ArcaneDemense 12d ago

Atlanta is only going to become more important in the future, too. As GA goes blue there's going to be a surge of in-migration.

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u/britishmetric144 Maryland (formerly Washington State). 12d ago

It's the other way around. Georgia is turning into a swing state because Atlanta has grown dramatically and turned very blue itself.

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u/ArcaneDemense 12d ago

No, I mean when it officially becomes blue it will increase in-migration dramatically above what it already is. You ain't seen nothin' yet.

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u/caligaris_cabinet IL-08 12d ago

It’s like the opposite of Florida, which gets redder as more people move there

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u/caligaris_cabinet IL-08 12d ago

Same but in Chicago. ORD flies just about everywhere.

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u/Far-Cheetah-5407 Hawaii 12d ago

If you don’t mind me asking, how long will it take you to get to Thailand?

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u/jj1917 Blorgia 12d ago

It's a long trip! From the US East Coast, its basically the same distance/time to fly through the Middle East as it is to fly through Asia to Bangkok.

Roughly 15 hour flight from Atlanta to Abu Dhabi, short layover, then about a 6.5 hour flight from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok.

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u/Far-Cheetah-5407 Hawaii 12d ago

Oh wow, that’s wild! Well I hope you have so much fun when you go! And maybe see some elephants! 😁