I voted for Hillary on November 8.

[MineralMan]

I convinced several others who were on the fence to vote for Hillary.

That's what I did.

Tell us what you did.

[CincyDem]

1. I voted for HRC on 11/8

I think I did what a lot of people here did...but here's the list.

I raised 5 democrats since birth.

I made sure our 22,24 & 26 years olds living in CA, NY, and WI voted absentee in OH. (maybe that WI should have stayed there?) 28 & 30 year olds are firmly ensconced in blue states but I know they voted.

I made sure my 92 year old dem for life mom got her early voting ballot and got that all taken care of.

I believe I converted 1 hard core Trumper, and 3 on the fencers to vote HRC. I know for a fact I got 2 of them for sure.

I voted for Bernie in the Ohio primary and never never looked back after the conventions.

That's what I did.

[MineralMan]

2. Thank you!

[Exilednight]

3. I voted for her. That's it. I just couldn't find it in myself to campaign for someone when my

heart wasn't in it. I found that when canvassing you get a short window to speak to someone, and Hillary didn't have a short message on a single issue.

[MineralMan]

4. I see. Well, thanks for your vote.

"Imagine this country under a Donald Trump presidency."

I used that to good effect.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

22. Same... I voted for Hillary on Nov 8 and have felt like shit since then, thinkin what could have been with President Sanders in office.

[MineralMan]

7. I see. How do things smell now that you've stopped

holding your nose?

[MineralMan]

14. How will we do that, do you think?

Congress and the White House will be in Republican hands. Soon, so will the Supreme Court. How do you plan to hold them accountable?

[MineralMan]

29. I'm very afraid those things won't work as you think they will.

In fact, I'm sure of it.

[MineralMan]

39. And more's the pity...

[BigBadDem]

13. They smell the same as if she hadn't held her nose and voted for her

once you vote for her, why does it matter if you pull the level holding your nose or not? It still adds one vote to the ticket.

[MineralMan]

17. It's good to add one vote.

It's better to convince others to add to one's vote, I think.

From where I am, a Trump administrations stinks to high heaven, but then, it did before the election, too, which is why I worked to convince others to help defeat him in Minnesota. We did defeat him here, but it was a close call.

[LisaM]

6. Donated, voted, tried to be positive convincing other voters.

In retrospect, I wish I had been a little more vocal in my support. I just don't react well when people yell talking points at me. I wish I had been a little braver. I ended up staying in "safe" groups to avoid the negativity. I was wrong.

[MineralMan]

8. Thanks for trying. Truly!

[LisaM]

12. But it wasn't good enough.

And there are probably a lot of people like me who stayed in those safe havens rather than taking on the battle. And, I can come off as abrasive....I am not sure why, I say the same words as other people but they come out differently....and I didn't want to scare people off. And, I was discouraged by the fact that she still had to run against Bernie Sanders along with Trump, so I tried to deal with his supporters with kid gloves.

[mcar]

10. I proudly voted for HRC

I also volunteered for the campaign, doing voter registration, phone banking and working a rally.

[MineralMan]

15. Thank you so much for all you did!

[mcar]

16. Thanks

My first time too.

[Seshat]

18. I voted for Clinton. It was a difficult decision.

It was not an enthusiastic vote. I seriously considered casting a protest vote but did not want to feel responsible in any way for the election of Donald Trump. I had once spent eight years blaming myself for Ronald Reagan because I'd cast a vote for Barry Commoner instead of Jimmy Carter.

Being the goddess of libraries, I suggested that other people look up the candidates positions on the issues they cared about and vote accordingly. If they felt that these were not her true positions--to use her own words her public vs her private positions, I usually responded that at least she was on the record for supporting them and could hopefully be held to account.

What I did not do was trash people who voted for Jill Stein, Gary Johnson or even Donald Trump--though I did say that he was the one candidate who I could not vote for and I'd tell them why.
I realize that's not enough for some folks here but it is what it is.

[TheCowsCameHome]

19. I voted against Donald Trump on October 25th.

[MineralMan]

21. I see.

That's nice, and carefully worded, too.

[BobbyDrake]

23. I voted for HRC on September 30th. (By mail, obviously.)

Donated monthly to her campaign.

Convinced my Republican sister and her Republican husband in North Carolina to back her over Trump, although they're both educated people and were already leaning against Trump anyway.

[MineralMan]

24. Thank you!

[NastyRiffraff]

25. I proudly and joyfully voted for Hillary on Oct. 27

That was the first early voting day in MD. I also did phone banking, GOTV, and donated. I wish I could have done more.

[MineralMan]

26. Thank you for everything you did!

[beaglelover]

30. Everyone I know as friends and my work colleagues voted for Hillary.

At work, we all voted in the morning and were giddy throughout that day about what was supposed to happen, according to all the polls, that evening. Later that night we were texting each other saying 'WTF just happened!'

[Mike B]

32. I Voted For Hillary

I voted for Hillary, but am saddened by the fact that the will of the people are being ignored. She won the popular vote, but we are having a corrupt businessman with a fake tan forced upon us instead.

[QC]

33. So did I, and I'm in one of the few states

where a vote actually matters.

I'm pretty sure virtually everyone here voted Democratic.

What do you want, a cookie?

[MineralMan]

40. Why the snide comment?

I don't want anything, except to provide a thread where people can say what they did to help Hillary win.

[MineralMan]

42. You're answering for QC?

I did not mention Bernie Sanders at all. He campaigned strongly for Clinton, as he promised he would. I thank him for that. That is what he did. People in this thread are telling us what they did, as well, to support our nominee. Bernie did that. I did that, many others did that. Sanders is not in any way the subject of this thread, nor are his supporters during the primary race.

This thread is about the General Election. Senator Sanders did what he could to help Clinton. Bravo to him! Many supporters of his have said in this thread that they also campaigned for her, phone banked, etc. Bravi to them!

We're dissecting the 2016 election in this forum. My thread is part of that. Sorry you don't approve.

[Nictuku]

78. That is pretty much how I see this OP as well.

[Lifelong Protester]

34. I'm in WI, I voted for her!!

Yes, I voted for Bernie in the primary, but once she was our nominee, I was all in for HRC. So was spouse!!

[MineralMan]

43. Thank you for following Bernie's lead in supporting the nominee.

Truly!

[narnian60]

56. We did the same here in Texas.

[Lithos]

35. Voted for her

Sent some money, not much though. Had already given to Bernie.

Convinced no one to vote for her, but spent time getting people who were old school GOP to not vote for Trump (abstain) or vote Libertarian. A few wins there.

[hamsterjill]

36. I proudly voted for Hillary.

Because she was the best choice, and I will never apologize for doing that.

It was clear. It was obvious.

I registered several "not too young" women who had never bothered to vote before, and made sure they got to the voting booth.

Trump will never be my President and I am never going to feel sorry for those who voted for him. They weren't "conned". He showed them exactly who he was and yet they hated Hillary so much that they didn't bother to believe him.

People who voted for this moron deserve to be held accountable for the danger, very real danger, that they have put all of us in. I cannot and will not take their hatred lightly.

[agalisgv]

37. I voted for Hillary twice...

in the primaries and in the general election.

Always liked Hillary. I understood her, but also understood why the "common man" never did. It makes it all that more heartbreaking for me. I've been pretty depressed since the night of November 8th.

[aikoaiko]

38. I voted for HRC during early voting.

1. I posted on FB that I was voting for HRC as a Bernie primary supporter
2. I donated to down ticket candidates that Bernie endorsed
3. I emailed her campaign to adopt a more liberal position on RKBA
4. I assigned phone banking for the local Democratic committee as a service learning option to my students.

[DFW]

44. I did not vote for Hillary on November 8th

I voter for her when I sent in my absentee ballot from here in Germany in early October.

[MineralMan]

45. Thanks! A lot of people voted early.

And thanks to all of them.

[DFW]

46. I still work for a living. I can't go fly 10 hours every time I need to do some paperwork

Dallas is over 5000 miles from here. That's what they have absentee ballots for.

[liquid diamond]

47. I voted for her

and donated money to her campaign.

[MineralMan]

51. Thanks!

[Scruffy1]

48. I voted for her.

But I know many who refused to vote. Actually, it didn't make much difference in Minnesota except for a chance to flip a house seat. I saw this coming in the burbs while canvassing and phoning. This morning I'm thinking that the only Democrat we managed to elect wasn't a multi millionaire like Gore, Kerry, and Clinton. Rightly or wrongly it seems rich liberals are despised by both the left and the right. I supported Bernie in the primaries because I was afraid of a candidate with high negatives, but I don't have any way of knowing if he would have done any better. At least it's over and now I'm thinking of leaving the country. It looks like Medicare will be gone or at least crippled, and I am worried about my social security. Without it I would be under a bridge. Welcome to Amerika.

[Demsrule86]

49. I did too and knocked on doors, donated and made calls

I did my part...had I any hand in electing Trump I would never forgive myself.

[MineralMan]

50. Thank you for that work!

[Vogon_Glory]

52. I worked on the phone banks

I worked on the phone banks. My contributions were modest: I only worked a couple of hours a week. But I did try to be as polite as I could, using my best Southern white-boy manners regardless of race, gender, color, or ethnicity.

Many DU'ers may not know this, but we Texas Democratic volunteers are put to work calling people in other states.

My labor may not have done enough good, but I sleep a lot better than I would have if I'd sat idle and did nothing.

[MineralMan]

54. As individuals, all we can do is what we can do.

Thank you for your efforts!

[still_one]

53. I was call banking into North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, and Michigan for two weeks

before the election

[MineralMan]

55. Thank you so much for doing that!

[still_one]

57. No need for thanks. You, me, and the others who did canvassing, call banking,

or persuading people to vote for Hillary knew just what was at stake.

There is no way to gloss over it, as evidenced by those he has chosen to be on his team. This is a nightmare, an administration straight out of hell

[Vogon_Glory]

59. I suspect we worked some of the same territory. I phone-banked, too.

We must have worked some of the same territory. I remember calling folks in IA, FL, and NC.

A lot of those folks had been called multiple times by multiple phone banks.Someone upstairs at Party HQ BADLY needs to get their act together. We need to make it easier for voters OFF the phone Lists AFTER they voted. I think our hard-sell made us some enemies. And it. Really. Wasn't. Necessary.

[still_one]

63. I am in California, but we were getting are phone banking orders from

Brooklyn, and there were times when the system went down and we had to dial manually, so I am not surprised that there were probably duplicated

Most of my calls into Florida and North Carolina were very positive be so I was very disappointed as we all were with the outcome

[Vogon_Glory]

67. I remember the system going down and using print-outs.

And using the connecting software when the system was working and watching my hand-held being turned into a Zombie-phone.

[MFM008]

58. I voted for HRC

without reservation.
Fully expecting her to win.

[malchickiwick]

60. I voted for, phonebanked for, and canvassed for HRC here in NV, a state she won!!

I also cast my vote to send the first Latina to the Senate to keep Harry's seat blue; sent Joe Heck packing; elected a Dem Congresswoman AND voted to end cannabis prohibition here.

The blue wave definitely swept Nevada in 2016 -- I sure wish the rest of the country had joined us

[MineralMan]

61. Things went well in Nevada. Thanks for all the hard work.

[Vogon_Glory]

62. My hat's off to you for your efforts.

Like I said earlier, my own efforts were modest. Come 2018, though, I suspect that many of the Magoos who voted Trump and the Tea-publicans are going to learn that bigotry and resentment won't put food in their bellies, pay for doctor's visits and medicines, or keep shelter over their heads. Some of them might be reachable while their empty stomachs are growling.

[usrbs]

64. I drove from MA to NH several times and did canvassing and GOTV

We did win NH but it was very close.

[MineralMan]

65. Yes. Minnesota was much closer than I expected, too.

[Iggo]

66. I always vote for the D-nominee in the general elction.

11/8/2016 was no different.

[drray23]

68. Voted early by absentee in person

Since i was busy election day running the gotv efforts in my county.

[LostOne4Ever]

69. I did all I could

[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]I donated more money to her than I ever did to Bernie in the Primaries and I defended and advocated voting for her to friends and family; alienating some in the process.

I didn't like her but knew there was too much to lose and that Trump was so much worse.[/font]

[TheBlackAdder]

70. Same here.

.


Staunch Dem, every Indy and Sanders supporter I know went HRC.


Swung a couple of Trumpsters, not many though. Most were consumed by the FOX/Putin TV Network.

When they start bringing up Alex Jones talking points, you know they've been assimilated by the Borg.


.

[DemonGoddess]

71. I voted for Hillary on November 8

got several "on the fence" naderites to do the same.

[Tiggeroshii]

72. I raised ten thousand dollars for her and groups working on behalf of her.

In 3 months

[Meowmee]

73. Voted HRC

I voted for hrc primaries and ge. Donated as much as I could and made hundreds of gotv calls. I was so excited to vote for her a woman. But I was fearful the worst could happen. I believe there was major election fraud but will it be revealed- I doubt it.

I have been ill for several years with serious chronic illness and could not do more. In the past I've always voted democrat and donated and I support whomever the nominee is.

As I watched in disbelief that hitler 2 was rising I realized the worst could happen and became more involved. I'm a descendent of holocaust survivors and I know too well what this means when such a person takes power. I have always lived with the fear something like this could happen and now it has I'm in a state of anxiety and fear. I knew it could from my experiences living here but it's hard to believe it has and in the level it did.

I'm very upset and very disappointed in the country. This is a stain on freedom and what's right. This whole country has gone crazy IMO.

If they dismantle Medicare we will be returning to Canada. Or maybe go to CA if that's protected there. I have dual citizenship since my father would not allow us to apply for U.S. citizenship until Canada allowed dual. I realize now how smart he was to insist on this.

I don't want to leave. This is my home for many years. medical issues will probably necessitate this. I don't want to live in a fascist country though.

[LP2K12]

74. I was for Bernie...

I voted for Hillary on November 8th.

I convinced my wife, a hardcore Bernie supporter, to vote for Hillary.

I made calls as a volunteer for Hillary.

Now... now I shake my head when trying to fathom how anyone voted for Trump.

[Sunsky]

75. Started off this election season on the fence

However, I was all in by the end. I donated, convinced others to vote, transported people to the polls and voted for HRC. Still very proud of my choice.

[hueymahl]

76. I voted for her, campaigned for her and donated to her campaign

And I voted for Bernie in the primaries.

She would have made a fantastic president.

Unfortunately for us, the nation and the world, she was a terrible candidate.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

77. Voted for Hillary, Keith Ellison,

a state representative and a bunch of judges. Then I went out for lunch.

I also donated to her campaign (about the same amount as I donated to Bernie). In various discussions with people I found that there was not much enthusiasm for Hillary, but there was a whole lot of enthusiasm for voting against Trump. I wonder how much, if at all, that attitude affected the outcome? Still, I was glad to have voted for her and when I left the polling place I was pretty optimistic. I'm still trying to understand what the hell happened.

[LeftInTX]

79. I voted for her. Volunteered

[csziggy]

80. I voted for Hillary in early voting and hosted a campaign event

The weekend before Labor Day weekend through the Florida Primary. My husband and I trained people for voter registration and sent out people to do voter registration at various locations around town. I also spent those days making calls for the campaign.

[mnhtnbb]

81. I voted for Hillary on Nov 8th and wished I had been voting for Bernie.

I drove my youngest son--visiting from out of state in late October--to early voting so he could cast his ballot
for Hillary in NC.

Our oldest son--who last spring said he would never vote for Hillary--came around and voted for Hillary. We never gave up on trying to convince him
that he simply must vote for Hillary because any other vote was a vote for Trump.