The blue dot and us

On the PBS News Hour tonight, “How Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ could be the deciding factor on Election Day.”

Our household wrote out, addressed, stamped, and mailed 200 postcards to voters in the blue dot as part of the Postcards to Swing States initiative. The swing states were already covered, so the effort turned to additional areas. The text we followed:

Dear _______,

Thank you for being a voter! How you vote is private, but whether you vote is public record. Please vote in the Tuesday, November 5 election! [First name only.]

Given the recent discussion about women keeping their vote secret from their male partners, I understand “how you vote is private” in a new light.

We will be keeping our eye on the blue dot come Tuesday.

[Addressing and writing out 100 postcards was more difficult than I had imagined. The only effort to which I can compare it: taking several all-essay final exams.]