No one can sit on the sidelines in this election, but you, as a conservative, have some tools in your box to help bring out pro-American votes.

We hear it every election cycle—“this is the most important election in our lifetimes.” In the past, the different sides of the aisle would fuss and fight, but eventually come to a compromise. With the ultra-polarization of today’s Democrat party, compromise is not an option—they either win the election and burn down the country, or lose the election and burn down the country.

In mid-term elections, there are always predictions of “red tides” or “blue tsunamis.” But a recent Harvard poll found that the two parties are tied 50-50 on the congressional ballot, with voter engagement for Republicans even showing a slight edge.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declared Louisiana’s newly drawn Congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander, which means Republicans could make immediate changes and gain dozens of House seats in November.

So, yes, the November election may be the most important in our lifetimes. It’s a choice between the Democrat insanity of hating everything America, versus Trump’s master plan to take the world from the brink of globalist domination to 50-100 years of peace and prosperity.

Despite the promising polls, it’s still all about generating enough turnout so the margin of victory can overcome the inevitable fraud.

I meet many people from all walks of life. When I can start a gentle conversation about the state of our country, I’ve identified three distinct groups—die-hard conservatives, lifelong liberals, and the rest who have been so bombarded with lies and confusion that they “just don’t get into politics.”

A few die-hard conservatives are getting weary and see the constant attacks as discouraging. They feel the deck is stacked against them. Voting in a mid-term election isn’t worth the inconvenience. Their local candidate is a few points ahead in the polls, and they have too much to do that day, or aren’t feeling well. They’ve heard awful claims against their candidate, and they’re not sure he or she is worth the effort.

Lifelong liberals can be divided into two camps: old-school democrats who wanted a country where people were treated fairly, and the little guy could get ahead, and radicalized liberals who have been stirred into a frenzy by the leftist media’s lies and TDS hatred.

Many of the old-schoolers now see the Democrat party on the wrong side of every 80/20 or 90/10 issue, whether it’s secretly transgendered school children, men in women’s sports and bathrooms, abortion until birth, wide open borders, unimpeded crime in every Democrat-run city, etc. They don’t tell their friends, but many vote conservative in local, state, and national elections, while others stay at home.

The remaining radicalized Democrats have succumbed to the organized plan to put them into a never-ending emotional frenzy of fear and hatred. When exposed to anything conservative, they immediately “see red” and their rational minds implode.

You can clearly see this whenever there is a new “crisis”:

• A drug user and petty thief dies while being restrained by police
• ICE arrests an illegal alien, and they see a photo of a small child next to a police car
• An “innocent protester” is shot while running down an ICE agent with her SUV

They rush to join the pre-organized “grassroots” protests with mindless fear and unrestricted rage. We’ve all seen videos of liberals howling like wolves when Hillary and Kamala lost their elections.

The “I don’t get into politics” group is simply overwhelmed with conflicting information. Every issue is a breathlessly presented media crisis where the evidence always shows the most liberal view.

Clips and interviews are purposely edited to present the approved narrative. Cultural sources like late-night talk shows and celebrity opinions are slanted 95% liberal. Their case is presented so emphatically that no one could believe they are lying on purpose—until the truth comes out and the story abruptly ends, only to be replaced immediately with the next outrage.

In each case, the media was the change agent driving this transformation across the three camps, whether left, right, or “not interested.” The media has gone from reporting the news and letting viewers decide, to showing only the “most important aspects” of a story, to actively manipulating the images and “facts” to move public opinion to the “correct conclusion.”

As I talk with people from any of these three groups, I have a simple approach that seems to make a difference. I’m not looking for a conversion to my views, but an opening of their minds to consider other possibilities.

For “weary conservatives,” I agree, but point out that perhaps their exhaustion is on purpose. Would they rather sit on the sidelines and let someone else decide their future, or should they make the effort to go to the polls?

For old-school Democrats who feel their party has gone too far, I sympathize. I recall the old days when both sides would passionately argue their case during the day, and meet afterward for a beer. Compromise got things done. I say it’s OK to consider a change.

When I meet a TDS radical leftist “in the wild,” I never say I am a conservative, just that I support “common sense,” which usually leads to a nodding head reply. I am open-minded and seek to understand their position, which encourages them to continue the conversation so they can gleefully recruit me to their side. I only ask questions. “How do you think the country is doing?” “What are the issues that concern you the most?”

Whatever their response, I just ask for more information. Most liberals can’t get past three “why” questions and eventually resort to “I heard it on TV” or “I saw a photo on Facebook.” When they start to stumble, I repeat that I just use common sense and ask, “How do you know they are telling you the truth? Did you research this yourself?”

My goal is never to convince them of the error of their ways and suddenly love Donald Trump, but only to ask them to open their minds to the possibility that they may be manipulated by others.

To the overwhelmed independents, I empathize. I know they have busy lives and don’t have the time to do extensive research on every issue. I gently point out that not getting involved means they let someone else decide their future. I ask, “Is it possible that the Democrats and their Media are purposely lying to you to get you to stay home and not vote?” “If so, isn’t this a clear sign that you should take a stand for yourself?”

Who is behind this manipulation of the media? We are now learning about the Southern Poverty Law Center’s efforts to drum up “right-wing” hatred in Charlottesville for their own fundraising. We see foreign contributions to ActBlue and George Soros spending billions to install pro-crime prosecutors and judges and support Democrat candidates and causes.

Are these the people you want determining your family’s future?

How come almost every close election or long ballot count ends up with a Democrat winning? Don’t you want your vote to be counted honestly?

The problem doesn’t rest only with rabid TDS Democrats. RINOs are in charge in the Senate, and Thune refuses to fix our elections.

We can hope that current fraud and election investigations will bear fruit and put intense pressure on cleaning things up, which would be very easy to do.

We all hear about the importance of social media. But the real social media is doing what I do: talking in person with a wide range of well-intentioned people and encouraging them to think for themselves, pick a side, demand honest elections, and end outside interference.

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Jack Gleason is a conservative, common-sense political writer. If you have story ideas or comments, his email is [email protected], and his always-free Substack is jackgleason.substack.com

[H/T American Thinker]