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How do you get around an entire generation that's just given up on political parties. They see both sides as the same, and figure that if that's the case, they'll vote in their personal best interest. Lower taxes for me? Sure! They say they want universal health care, legal marijuana, and a host of other progressive ideas, but they aren't comfortable with the people that represent the DNC - especially ones who've been there for years. In the end, those that don't have faith in government executing will probably vote R since their message is so "we'll help you" and isn't "lets help each other"

When my wife was in the hospital after giving birth, we would have had to have a judge approve a ballot and have an RN/Dr. sign off on it to get it counted. It was Obama's 2nd term, but they seemed to never think about the people in a hospital as having to vote - no one had ever had to deal with it before.

Yep - here is how you're supposed to do it - https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/11/02/us/ap-us-election-2018-voting-while-hospitalized.html

Full disclosure - my wife ended up not voting that year. She just wanted to sleep after a csection. She didn't like it but was physically unable to get out and wanted me to be with the baby instead of driving around trying to get the signatures required.

That's a great point. Hearing "this sucks this sucks" and not having a better option is just as bad as the Republicans complaining about Obamacare and coming to the table with absolutely nothing once Trump became president.

Preaching to the choir. Every instance I hear it I refute the "both sides are the same" argument.

95% of the things I care about for this country are supported by one side of the aisle.