We will get through this. Together.
Thousands of us swapped our votes. Millions spread the word and swarmed the polls. We can truly say we did all we could. While we didn’t defeat Trump at the ballot box, we will resist MAGA wherever it threatens us and the people we love. We closed Election Day with 15,000+ voters in 5,000+ matches who swapped their votes through our site in just the last week and many, many more who organically swapped their votes by phoning a friend or connecting in the comment threads of viral social posts.
A fractured left finds unity in protesting Democrats’ stance on Palestine by strategically swapping votes to defeat Trump
With a day to go until the 2024 U.S. General Election voting window closes, Harris and Trump are in a dead heat. A swelling movement is activating a unique demographic of voters who could determine the result: voters who are highly politically engaged but may have been overlooked by mainstream Get Out the Vote efforts. This key constituency is being mobilized through existing relational networks built over a year of protests over Israel’s violence in Gaza. Centered on trust, community, and shared heartbreak, voters are banding together to defeat Trump while strategically casting protest votes in safe blue states that hold the Democratic party accountable for its participation in genocide. Vote swapping is a legal form of protest with a longstanding history within electoral politics.
Swing State Voter furious about Gaza? Swap Your Vote
A lot of us this year are deeply frustrated with both of the major parties given their actions aiding ongoing atrocities in Gaza. Voting for Harris feels like endorsing the current administration’s actions. A second Trump presidency would cause even more damage.
So many voters are relieved to learn about a strategy to vote their conscience and stop Trump while protesting the current administration – vote swapping.
A great tool for a very difficult time — a real conversation between two vote-swappers
Read an actual email back-and-forth between two vote swappers…
A Brief History of Vote Swapping
The modern era of vote swapping in the U.S. began with the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Leading up to the election, concerns mounted over well-liked third-party candidate Ralph Nader splitting the left-leaning vote, which put swing-state voters in a bind: how could they vote their conscience without throwing the election to Bush?