I have such mixed feelings
About “no one knows how you vote” ads.
The secret ballot is a good thing. It helps prevent pressure and discrimination in all kinds of venues. Voting isn’t the sum total of democracy.
Democracy is about the messy middle of open and inclusive civic spaces. And these ads show us what we are losing.
I know job one is making Harris president. Hence, the mixed feelings. We’ve got to everything we can, once she’s elected, to keep her in office. And this split between who you say you vote for and who you vote for will only feed the fuel of the voting denial playbook Trump is putting place. It will create a cognitive — and I worry violent — break for so many people who are primed with violent imagery and fear.