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2. I think it's gonna be a reverse-Bradley effect
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 02:46 PM
Sep 2024

Women who don't want their TFG-loving mates know they'll vote for a dill pickle before they vote for him. They're gonna vote for Harris on the DL. And fathers of daughters who will make the right choice on their ballots, despite not sharing that info before the fact, or maybe never.

https://www.salon.com/2024/08/14/can-my-husband-find-out-i-am-voting-for-the-big-question-touching-a-nerve-this/

It's a useful reminder that secret ballots remain secret, even from nosy spouses. But that doesn't explain why the original tweet from Howell went viral, racking up over 8.5 million views and 14,000 retweets. As the comments under the post suggest, most people were envisioning a specific scenario: Thousands, perhaps millions of women, saddled with Donald Trump-voting jerks for husbands, who yearn to give their vote to Vice President Kamala Harris this November.

"I think 'secret voting' by MAGA partners is a more widespread issue than most people think," one woman replied. Another man wrote, "As a poll worker, I have had to deal with husbands and fathers who want to join their wives or daughters in the voting booth to 'make sure they vote the right way.'"

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