Is it common for people to show up at your door telling you who not to vote for?

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Just got a knock at the door and of course I look a hot mess rn lol but he was gay, so I wasn’t looking to impress 🤣 He literally said my full name as well as my sisters and was like, “I need to tell you girls why not to vote for ___ (for whatever election is today).” And I let him yap on. Then he was like “So have you already went and voted today? Have you made a decision?” Lmao he literally looked like he was ready to attack. Never had this shit happen lol.  #FeelFreeToList

WiccanLady2023 · Accepted Answer

Had that happen at my parents' house - I was visiting.

I could hear mum talking to some guy on the porch & dad (who has dementia) sort of commenting as well.

I was in the kitchen which is close by the door (the porch is a wrap around) and mum happened to raise her voice & ask me about voting.

Now... I happened to be working on opening a coconut at the same time. And really whacked the thing with the hammer (was fed up) so there was a big reverbrating bang sound... and calmly said nope, we're not voting (we had, not for his party).

Never seen a person run off the porch so fast.

ShesRad80 · Accepted Answer

i have had them here before asking me to vote red or vote blue, dont vote red this is why dont vote blue this is why. - and solicitors, bible thumpers, salesman, grifters, i tell them get to steppin- you name it they come to the door as soon as you are home from work and relaxing or in the rest room. they lean on the doorbell non stop in the summer

Anpu23 · Accepted Answer

Nope, no one knocks on our door and sticks around Cora and Toby are quick to say "hi, how are you? Let me get a human for you." And for some reason they don't stick around.

Toby is on the left, Cora on the right. Oden their brother in the middle left us for the next world a few years ago.

Of course that sounds like "Ruff, ruff, grrrr... ruff... ruff." Which can also be interpreted as "get off my lawn!"

Dargil · Accepted Answer

I have a sign on the door saying: I can't afford what you are selling. I have found Jesus. I know who I'm voting for. I do my own yard work. I don't donate to charities. Anything I should add?

madhatters4 · Answer

pretty common especially in places where they know the results may be very close and it is an important location

MAC1983 · Answer

To put it bluntly that is illegal in my country Portugal.

You have the day before the election there can be no campaigning at all, and neither canvassing on election day, which has a more severe punishment (not hard jail time obviously, but the judge would frown on such a thing).

Also I have a suggestion I'll DM you soon about, I'm dead tired now.

Cheers for my first answer in a long time... 👍🏻

AimeeKyle · Answer

No, I have never had that happen to me anywhere (city, rural address or state) I have lived.

Elections do seem to be getting more and more shady…. or at least have the outward appearance that unethical things might be happening. Unfortunately those in charge are doing nothing to bolster the perception. If it were me, and someone accused me of unethical behavior/misconduct (knowing I hadn’t, assuming that was true), I would be throwing as much detail, documentation, video, proof in the opposition’s face proving their accusations wrong…. Unfortunately, we aren’t seeing any of that either.

Anonymous · Answer

All the gays are way to aggressive I pepper spray them doing that!

So far here we have had 5 people come and do that. But also there have been 3 women raped in our area so be aware not to open your door for someone you don't know!

Really I don't have time to hear what happened speach they wanna shove at me!

ShadezMcgee · Answer

No, because frankly I deal with Jehova Witnesses enough, I don't political fanatics either.

Worst I get is spam texts about elections and candidates. I have only encountered people trying to discourage me from voting specifically at booths.

ohsheeT · Answer

Too late I already voted and I voted for them sorry let's see if we could bribe an official and let me check and see if we can change my vote you know anybody down there okay great well I guess I'll go back into the jacuzzi with all my cats I can hear them meowing

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I've come from a big political family, my late granddad who was former deputy sheriff of our county told me once that no person is allowed to sway you away from voting from whom ever you want to vote for and that it is illegal to do sorry for my language, but people do this shit all the time around election time it is your freedom to vote for who ever you want to always same old freaks lurking around Lol

iron_ninjs · Answer

Votes, at least where I'm from, are supposed to be private and anonymous. So no one should know who you voted for, unless you tell them. But before almost every election, our house would get a call to ask who we are voting for, and if they can count on our votes. We let my mom handle that call, because that's the only time she turns into a "Karen", and for good reason. She handles it pretty well, and we get a laugh out of it.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

I live in the country so to have anyone just show up is rather rare. They will however blow my phone up with political bs around election time. I think for the last presidential election I got like 10 calls from Republicans and one from the Dems. That's not including the texts. Shit got old real fast.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

Jokers come to my door all the time & although I don’t answer it if I did & some joker told me who not to vote for I would vote for that person & hope it’s not reverse psychology.

RavVid · Answer

That is way over the top. I am very intolerant of people trying to impose their views on me so I'd have some things to say. Was he left or right? I generally find the left seems to think insults are part of mature political discourse.

Agape93 · Answer

Nope. I live way out there, too far for most. I also have a no trespassing and beware of dogs signs up. Those get ignored and you're not known here, the dogs will get em or I'm shooting at em

AviatorTom · Answer

I've never had anyone tell me who not to vote for. I have had people tell me to vote for their candidate. I ignore them all and vote my conscience.

Rab1901 · Answer

I think that might be illegal. I'm not really sure, but it's definitely not common where I'm from.

Christoff92 · Answer

Am in Canada so don't have to worry about the upcoming US elections. Possibility putting that old fart Trump reinstated as US President for another term.

Even though that bugger has an high chance in spending time in jail 🤣

MysticDevice · Answer

Once in a while but its to tell me who to vote for not who not to vote for. I hate them both. Like seriously, just leave me alone in my own house please. That kind of activity should be illegal.

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

I ain't the one who vote but if I ever did decide to start actually voting I honestly don't let people influence who I vote, I vote base on my ideas not others.

Spongebobssocks · Answer

I bet this makes you want to vote for the one he did not want you voting for😂

coachTanthony · Answer

It's never happened to me but I can totally believe it these days.

AlexEfron · Answer

EVMs are even more shady 😂. Never experienced what you said, but I've heard worse. Like forcing people to manipulate votes or vote for their preferred candidate at gunpoint. 🤷

kellytheman · Answer

Maybe not in America but like in Russia and North Korea soldiers might come up to your door and ask who you gonna vote for and if you answer wrong they shoot you.

mstbooblover · Answer

No, up to this day, never anyone showed up at my door to tell not to vote for some candidate.

magiusX26 · Answer

used to not be a thing but the wsy things are now, i am not suprised its happening. again, the way things are now, i also would not be suprised by much worse taking place in the name of politics.

exitseven · Answer

No and if they did I would run them off my property.

ariadneR · Answer

Nah, they don't do that up here. You have your TV commercials, but that's it

Sparkie460 · Answer

They usually tell you to vote for a particular person. I've never had anyone tell me not to vote for someone. I don't open the door for any solicitor.

Anonymous · Answer

Never happened like that, they canvess for weeks and implore you to vote for them but aren't allowed to do anything in the last week before an election

Grovermint · Answer

Only visitors I ever had like that were Jehovah's Witnesses, who wanted me to convert.

Gramkabir · Answer

This is very common in our subcontinent region. Mandate people to ask to vote for them and ask not to give others...

SunnyRS · Answer

That has never happened with me but it sure as hell sounds crazy.

Jerre · Answer

Never had that happen to me and hope it doesn’t

SoJust · Answer

I use not vote , mate , I think everbody be couıld

justabuddy · Answer

I think people have left fliers, I politely tell them to leave or be removed.

Anonymous · Answer

This is why if I don't know you I just don't answer the door.

Sirenboobzilla · Answer

Luckily no one ever knocked on my door for that

Alex8736 · Answer

I have a no trespassing sign at my door

collie22 · Answer

I don't think that's ever happened

Abdulwahh · Answer

No not common at all.

TallAnon · Answer

Not here at least

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