I met with a group of very old friends this morning, several who are much more politically wise than I am.

One brought up a point that may have merit.

As he said, there are many Trump supporters who stay in their closets for fear of arguing with the self-righteous people in their circle who back Harris.

Think about the FB media site. You see many Harris supporters calling Trumpets names like Nazis, woman haters, etc. Why argue with that kind of verbal beat down?

I agree with Joe that often, GOP supporters don't speak loudly enough and should be more vocal. In this case, my friend said, and I now agree, the shy Trump supporter may just come out of the closet like the LGBTQ society has lately. If that happens, stick the polls in your back pocket. Voting booths, in most states, are still a private place to vote.

Speaking of Mrs. O's sister went to vote this morning at the Township building. It was raining so the judges allowed the line to jam itself into that small office area they use. When my SIL took her finished ballot to the machine to insert it, the judge told her, "Take it out of the sleeve and it will be easier to slide in the slot". There were three people within eyesight of the machine.

Uh, isn't that the purpose of the little cardboard sleeve? I told Mrs. O., calm down. It's Illinois. It's not like another vote for Trump will matter.