This Special EIection Could Change Everything

[@TheVaushPit]

GET IN THERE FOLKS progress.win/ohio

[@Theblackprogressive1911]

Ohio voter here, the crazier part is all 88 counties have to agree on the proposed bill for it to pass. Literally impossible

[@taffinjones8641]

Why even push for that then wtf💀💀

[@TheCommanderFluffy]

​@@taffinjones8641openly signal to voters your intent if elected

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

​@@taffinjones8641Because the system already favors them greatly, they're in power, fascist right wingers are going to do anything they can to cement their demented will and steal power away from the people. If it's impossible to change anything for the better, it's the perfect environment for monster like them to thrive.

[@LizStaples]

What why do you have so many counties the state isn’t even that big! Texas has too many counties 254 but we are also stupid big, but 88 some of those must have a population of like 2 ppl!

[@deadeyeslash349]

@@LizStaples Ohio is the 7th most populated state in the US, and as of January there were slightly over 11 million residents vs Texas' 30 million Ohio is not a small state, but the population density in some areas is kinda insane

[@maxflow151]

Ballot initiatives tend to go against Republicans in ohio. For example Kasich tried to ban teachers unions, we had to overrule him with a ballot initiative.

[@guardianboreal1432]

Good, kupo.

[@ezachleewright2309]

He tried to ban teacher's unions?? What a fucking monster

[@ds7307]

Thats because we're blue by population. We only go red because of gerrymandering.

[@Santiago_Dunbar]

I know the polls say it's split, but here in Central Ohio, if you just go by yard signs, the vast majority of people are voting "No." So I'm hopeful.

[@Urapuppy]

Here in the Dayton suburbs, several no signs each block. My mom and I went to early voting last week, and there was a line. Never seen that happen for a special election.

[@MarenWW]

​​@@Urapuppyalso Dayton suburbanite. Can corroborate on all counts (only place I've seen a "vote yes" sign was near the board of elections building where equivalent signage is required). First time I've early voted too. Also had a first time ever voter in line with me too so I'm super hopeful.

[@_m1214]

I live in Northeast Ohio and I also see a lot of no signs, so I'm also hopeful.

[@Domnom22]

I'm in northeast Ohio and despite living in a 50/50 area, I've seen a ton of vote no signs even in red areas.

[@Neon_Plasma]

Dayton Ohio. Been seeing vote no signs outside of the churches.

[@glumdrop4672]

More of this please. Been feeling frustrated lately how many big lefty streamers don't actually steer their audience to do anything, please keep it up, this state and local stuff is super important.

[@antlerbraum2881]

Being a leftist is often a feeling of disconnect with no real idea of how to act on it. :(

[@NakedQuark]

Good point. Completely agree. I’m tired of hearing about crap like Barbie.

[@theh20meloncoli70]

Thank you it’s the reason I watch vaush he feels like a voice for people like us

[@glumdrop4672]

@@theh20meloncoli70 The problem with Vaush is he does this like once a year, this should be the focus not a byproduct of his socialism

[@theh20meloncoli70]

@@glumdrop4672 you right but he does more then any other creator I’ve watched he fs has some things i have problem with but a lot less then others

[@korayven9255]

It's anti-democratic because there's no rational reason why a policy *NEEDS* to be 20 points ahead of existing policy to be valid as a referendum. It's a very arbitrary and pro-authoritarian change because any policy that has 60% support is likely to already be policy, so all that this arbitrary change does is drastically reduce if and when citizen ballot initiatives occur. A good way to illustrate how anti-democratic this policy is would be imagining needing this 60% cut-off to unseat incumbent politicians. It's _stupidly_ anti-democratic.

[@grmpf]

It's downstream from the legal philosophy that a constution should be as stable a collection of laws as possible. It should be as close to "these are the things we all agree will be the universal basics of law for a very long time" as it can be. That's why, following that concept, it shouldn't be possible for a slim majority to change the constitution. It's not unusual to have barriers like this, we have similar things in Germany as well. However, it seems fairly incongruous to have something like it in the US, a country that has the position of President, which concentrates so many powers and responsibilities in a single person, that can technically be elected by *less* than 50% of the voters.

[@mitchellhoward3209]

Regardless of how you feel about this election, the comparison doesn't work. An election between two candidates should obviously be as fair as possible. Meanwhile, if you hold that a constitution describes foundational principles, it might make perfect sense that changing something like that should be more difficult than a simple 50% +1. Again, it may be a good or bad idea in this specific context but your comparison doesn't make sense because choosing between two candidates isn't the same as modifying a constitution.

[@OneEyeShadow]

​@@mitchellhoward3209building on this: you shouldn't play Kelvin Ball with the way the process of amending the Constitution works.

[@tastyhaze2058]

I'm a trans woman who fled Ohio last year. The fact that lawmakers are strongarming voters out of the process is not shocking to me. The writing was on the wall long before I left.

[@talisanoberlandr]

As an Ohio resident, I hope you're in a much better place. ❤

[@Redarmy1917]

Leaving only makes the situation here worse for everyone else.

[@tastyhaze2058]

@@Redarmy1917 You can't make me stay where I don't feel safe

[@tastyhaze2058]

@@talisanoberlandr I'm doing much better now, thank you. My partner and I are in Colorado now and the culture difference is night and day

[@julesgallaway1937]

Good

[@cheetaking243]

"Ohio is a red state" - Not exactly. Yes, we've voted Republican in the last two presidential elections, but it's a bit more complicated than that. Ohio is a VERY working-class union-supporting state. We're only "red" because of party-optics reasons, because somehow Republicans have done a better job branding themselves as the "everyman's common-sense party." But whenever there's an issue on the ballot that benefits the working class, whether it's raising wages or protecting unions or preserving public services, we almost always overwhelmingly vote in favor of it. So no, I don't think we're actually a right-wing state.

[@maxcheese382]

We are a socially conservative state though. Class consciousness can come about without an understanding of other social issues because for the working class who has social privilege they can ignore these issues and often do.

[@LaSerpentDEden]

It's also 73% Christian. The Midwests White Protestant population is also second only to the South. According to Pew research data on religiosity between 2009-2019.

[@AFNTWMB]

Ohio is also gerrymandered as hell. It benefits from six decently sized cities that were it not for gerrymandering would definitely keep Ohio in the center politically

[@thedissidentleftist6997]

​@@maxcheese382Minnesota is also socially conservate but we don't slip up that badly.

[@cheetaking243]

@@LaSerpentDEden That only makes us the #25 most-religious state. The Midwest is generally religious, yes, but there's a pretty big divide between the Great Lakes portion of the Midwest and the Great Plains portion of the Midwest. Our religiosity is much closer to Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Minnesota in that Pew survey than it is to states like Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri which are indeed like a second Bible Belt. I personally find that while yes, as soon as you go into the countryside it's "Hell is real" and "embryos have heartbeats and fingernails" signs, a majority of the population in our state is dominated by old Rust Belt manufacturing cities. One of the big reasons why we're so gerrymandered is because of just how liberal Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, and the northern lakefront are.

[@geo-Sai]

To be clear, we want voters in Ohio to vote NO in this referendum, don't we? The thumbnail for this video has a giant "Vote yes!" in it, which is a bit misleading imo.

[@user-th1pv6ks5o]

Yup vote No.

[@misteryA555]

I agree, it's a bad thumbnail

[@GreaTeacheRopke97]

Yeah but it also has the wrong date so...

[@LaSerpentDEden]

Thumbnail has a smaller Vote No near the top left, that's in blue. Then a red Vote Yes! In the mid right. Dem blue Rep red Progressive Victory wants a No vote to pass. I missed it at first glace as well (not a part of the US)

[@SmilingIbis]

Anti-democratic here basically revolves around the need for a super majority to make rules. If you only need 40% of the population to stop anything, you basically have a minority rule situation, where a noxious minority can frustrate what most of the people in the state want.

[@Argumemnon]

The Rule of Law party trying to change the rules of the game to suit their purposes.

[@margotpreston]

Anything to keep power.

[@_m1214]

Shits crazy, I live in Ohio and were I live I see a lot of vote no signs. So I hope that people are not too insane and this gets stopped.(also I'm so happy a large content creator who is not from Ohio is talking about this, this is a huge deal and needs more attention)

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

My home state is north of you(Go Blue 😉). Please don't let the fascists take over Ohio... I really don't want to dislike you guys even more 😘

[@SapphicFurry]

Another Ohioan here, we're a "swing state" in the sense that you can see pride flags and thin blue line flags being flown in the same city block in some places, but we're miserably red nowadays (or at least feels like it...). Me and people I know have jokingly referred to our state as the Northern South quite a few times over the years. Phone bank if you can everyone! I'll be doing my part and voting No next week

[@user-th1pv6ks5o]

Yeah, that is because the politicians looked at the 54/46 repub dem, and I SH*T U NOT said welp I think we deserve 80% of the vote. 💀💀 Unironically said "keep it safe keep it secret" gosh dang.

[@LizStaples]

I think much of the nation is like that, and republicans have become very good at voter suppression and pushing voter apathy to inflate and secure their own power

[@LaSerpentDEden]

If you look at anti-trans descrimination law adoption. They're on a concerning 2year timeline. It's the moment to apply some breaks to theistic authoritarians.

[@AFNTWMB]

Ohio is gerrymandered to hell and back. It has six pretty decently sized cities (as opposed to just one huge one), but the Republicans carve them up to keep them from have their due influence

[@xerxies8947]

Ohio voter, we voted no already, every union and a lot of special interest groups are sending out "vote no on 1" because the actually sane people realize how bad this could be. Fingers crossed this doesn't pass, we need legal weed and abortion to be on the ballot like yesterday.

[@liftedmarco4976]

I remember one of the first things I voted for in Florida was to legalize marijuana. It got 58.5% of the vote but needed 60% to pass. This was in 2016. It hasn’t been on the ballet since. Every year it is considered then not put on the ballot because of the corrupt state legislature. But this year we succeeded by having a million voters sign a petition, I’m proud to have been one of them, so now it will be on the ballet again.

[@hollytastic]

I know this is largely unrelated, but I appreciate Vaush calling out chat for immediately commenting on the woman in the videos appearance. As a woman that kind of thing always makes me feel very uncomfortable. It’s weird and unnecessary.

[@ddave9535]

They have republican control, they raise the bar needed to make changes and this is in their favor, what's so hard to understand?

[@brond.8009]

I also didn't understand

[@ddave9535]

@@brond.8009 they see thier majority slipping closer to the 51% mark so they make the minimum required to change anything they have done to 60%

[@Rubber-dog]

He figured it out halfway through

[@William-Morey-Baker]

​@@Rubber-dog he usually does... eventually... but he comes into things so incredulously wrong it's often frustrating.

[@ronan5642]

​@@William-Morey-BakerHonestly he did mention he's an idiot, and I don't mean this in a rude way but I notice it's bio men who typically forget things more often than a bio fem. Now don't get me wrong it's hella frustrating I get that but he's quick to correct when he DOES realize he's wrong. That's something we don't see often, appreciate it

[@ethankillion786]

If issue 1 passes, the voters in the state will permanently lose some of their power as voters. Exactly as the GQP intends. Can’t fight it with gerrymandering, fight it by changing the rules.

[@andrewmilos2342]

Thank you for covering this, super important stuff.

[@Dhi_Bee]

We have the 60% vote thing in FLORIDA! That should be enough to think of it as a red flag.

[@brettbcomedy]

Enshrining the status quo is the very definition of conservative. That’s how it benefits conservatives.

[@Jakenbacon356]

I’m gonna hurt whoever taught Vaush GYATT

[@russellalford6620]

As someone who has participated in these sort of processes for local/state politics; it does favor republicans. The more convoluted and high the standard for getting things or people on the ballot the harder for unestablished/underfunded groups

[@rickybobby5153]

What this does is affect policies that barely reach or pass 50% in tight running polls. Basically what it means is your opposition only needs 40% to fail your vote and you need 60% to succeed

[@evielikeshugs1055]

A state that has a 60%, Requirement is Florida Alot of people talk about how a 15 dollar minimum wage passed in Florida by 60% That's actually barely passing

[@beaver6d9]

Sending in my absentee ballot tomorrow! Vote no, goddamn it.

[@WiloPolis03]

Chat on the verge of unionizing to stop Vaush from going *GYAT* was hilarious

[@1000dumplings]

We've GYATT to save Ohio!

[@Redarmy1917]

Ohio voted for whoever ended up becoming the elected president for like 90 some years straight, so pretty fucking swingy. 2020 was the first election that broke that streak. Hilary Clinton fucked up big time by not caring about the working class and the Dems kinda abandoned Ohio because of that. Most red voters here don't even have a real reason to vote, last year, or maybe the year before, in a poll, Ohio Republicans said their number one issue was making sure the wall was built. You know, the one on the Mexican border. The border that's no where near Ohio at all. That's the MAIN ISSUE THEY HAVE. People could easily be won back by the Dems.

[@AFNTWMB]

They want a wall with Canada, all the way across Lake Erie. They remember 1812

[@snuzzlebumble]

I am in Ohio and got everyone i possibly could to vote "No" but I don't have much hope. This is like the biggest power grab possible by the GOP here, it's insane.

[@Silverhawk100]

It's strange that on political campaigns, Democrats *tend* to out fund-raise, out spend Republicans. And yet it does feel like on these sorts of issues, Republicans routinely seem to be better funder, better organized.

[@thedissidentleftist6997]

Someone points out both parties politicans tend to perceives the general public as more conservate on most issues. And there was an article about GOP practually bankrupt in several states but is still going on fundraising/millionare moneys after majority of average donors flee the party.

[@nicholasjackson8782]

That's because the Yes on 1 campaign gets their funding from 1 Illinois billionaire

[@8xMorladumx8]

Just noticed the shadows behind the chat lettering. Not sure this was an old change or not, but I fuuuuuuukin love it. Especially during vaush research-time's such as these :)

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Helps a ton for readability.

[@dylandreisbach1986]

As an Ohioan or whatever the name we made up for people in Ohio is, I am proud to say they got my no vote early. I really hope this thing doesn’t pass.

[@Piratewaffle43]

They rejected the amendment!

[@joeysimmons8442]

I live in Ohio. 60% seems a bit high for me, but I could see arguments for it. Real problem is that if people in one county do not sign a petition it blocks it for the other 87

[@godsBane266]

Breaking News: Issue 1 has been rejected with a majority vote of 57% no, and 43% yes.

[@phylo4113]

Tax the church.

[@LaSerpentDEden]

Make priests mandatory reporters of Sexual crimes and domestic abuse cases. The churchs walls contain the secrets of too many immoral acts.

[@merciless972]

That's insane in the membrane

[@banquetoftheleviathan1404]

Insane in the brain

[@slipknot95maggot]

"It shouldn't be subject to whims" "Unless it's the whimsy of 10% more people too"

[@iAmTheWagon]

Men should get vasectomies en masse in protest.

[@boredofcorn3151]

Reminder that churches that get too political might be able to be reported to the IRS. Theres better posts with better details out there, but the tidbit im sharing is a good place to start looking if you haven't before

[@forloveofthepage2361]

Ohio is the Florida of the north.

[@spuggym8986]

The fucking Ohio "GYAAH" bit at the beginning 😭😭😭😭

[@Reilly-Maresca]

Florida tried this in 2020 and it got completely shit on

[@MarioLanzas.]

20:30 This is so simple, as you very well explained. Yet apparently, it's so hard to understand for many people🙃

[@joemorgan6738]

I voted no today!

[@ataready8810]

As a fellow autist, I find the gyat thing very endearing

[@travishimebaugh8381]

Tonight, on a very special election

[@duncandownham4726]

So, Vaush asked about how much money churches avoid in taxes, and I looked into it years ago and remembered the number as 71 billion. But I figured best to double check... "In a 2012 study conducted by the University of Tampa, combined tax subsidies that religious institutions had taken advantage of were estimated to be equivalent to around $71 billion per year, according to sociologist Ryan T. Cragun and his two students, Stephanie Yeager and Desmond Vega" -fox business 2020 "While these numbers are estimates based on a University of Tampa study, we could get up to $83.5 billion of additional revenue if religious institutions paid into the government’s coffers like the rest of us. That’s not enough to get us universal health care, which could run from $1.38 billion to $2.8 trillion per year, according to ranging figures offered by Bernie Sanders and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. But it could be almost enough to end extreme poverty in the world, not just in America, according to a report by Oxfam". -Big Think 2022 So the exact number is unclear, but it is large, somewhere around 70-80 billion

[@alexanderboulton2123]

Only in Ohio 💀💀💀

[@switchffan]

We won, bitches🎉

[@derpyghosts]

A democracy shouldn't need 60% it should need 51%, it's less democratic bc a smaller group of ppl can hold up an vote/referendum/bill bc instead of needing any majority now we need 60%. If Republicans are in control, then it's even harder to pass anything, and if republicans arnt in control, it's still harder to pass anything bc even if dems have 59% of the votes they still fail and never get anything done. Vaush did u not do ur hw don't u remember the fillibuster incident

[@stuartsmith4369]

Making change harder favors the right.

[@leviholt4557]

I've been seeing these ads constantly. As a trans man who wasn't allowed to have an abortion it's so hard to see

[@ImaginaryMdA]

"If voting worked, they would've made it illegal." *them always trying to make it illegal*

[@slumburger1145]

Imagine if they did pass this and then 60% of the state passed something super progrsssive like a pro-union bill. Can you imagine how mad republicans would be about it?

[@dangeraaron10]

We did it, lads! Issue 1 is dead!

[@QT5656]

Important discussion topic!

[@katywalker8322]

As someone from the UK, where we were screwed up by a 52% vote for a major change in a legally non binding referendum, a very major and difficult to reverse change probably should be a super majority. But then the political representation should be by a truely representative way - not the easily gerrymandered systems used in the UK and the USA.

[@5il0.broadcast]

Hai im Ohio im shaking and crying plz save me

[@I_like_Plants130]

Us*

[@I_like_Plants130]

But yeah before I used to see a lot of signs saying no, but now i see the opposite. Let’s hope anyone who can vote will vote & that it’s a no

[@kicksanddude]

Only in Ohio

[@cadenlorenzo3345]

I am going to college in Ohio in August from a relatively blue state so this is especially important to me. I signed up for a Progressive Victory phone bank this weekend, and whether this resolution passes or not, I will be doing in person advocacy in Ohio. No matter where you live, do whatever possible to stop issue 1 and help the abortion rights protection get passed.

[@patrickpanda8374]

Jessica is a rare diamond affiliated with TYT

[@Actias_Lunas]

I'm from Ohio. I'm really hoping this does not pass! I'm voting and educating anyone who will listen.

[@BiggelsworthBoi]

We went to vote early today. Hoping to god this doesnt pass.

[@holdenk380]

saw a bunch of signs that said "VOTE NO ON ISSUE 1" and i was wondering what that was even about but then i saw someone with a bunch of christian and trump stuff and had a sign that said "VOTE YES ON ISSUE 1" so i quickly learned which side to vote on

[@camerongaul261]

Sounds like it gives more weight to rural votes by requiring counties with low population density to approve of a change.

[@EmyN]

6:20 Vaush is so cute and funny with the chatters 😂❤ I love these moments

[@cptnoname]

The thing is that it would make it harder for bad actors in the legislature to be counter-acted by the people. If they do something that we don't like, we can vote them out, sure, but their changes can stick around regardless because it would require an impossibly high bar to pass to reverse it

[@lionmom7629]

Swing Left is also doing phone banks for this, too. Good job, Vaush. Its actually very satisfying to see Vaush go from duh to doing something. That was very cool!

[@melonbirdman6106]

Legit if you don't know why it's an issue then don't explain it to Vaush. That was frustrating to watch. The issue is that it would effectively permanently ban abortion in Ohio.

[@RealMooMan]

future historians watching this video trying to figure out where ohiogyat was

[@mikem5820]

There are youtube commercials from Republicans saying to vote yes and are insanely misleading. I'm in Ohio too and I am worried people won't go out and vote. Ohio keeps voting red, but that's because turnout in Cinci and Cleveland is awful.

[@alexsims6504]

Ohio GYAT

[@Justin4u4me]

In my part of Ohio, I mostly see vote no signs with some yes ones trickled in there. Plus one walking overpass where there's a huge vote yes sign on each side and usually a couple people standing by it when I drive by

[@connorpellegrini7579]

Ohio has a constitution which frequently changes. It's fairly comparable to passing legislation. Issue one is designed to remove Ohio voters one tool for direct democracy which is essentially the only check remaining on the Ohio GOP. It's also explicitly designed to prevent a pro choice ballot measure from becoming law this fall.

[@holdommi7505]

the interaction with the chatter near the beginning lmfao 6:50

[@sundalius]

I’m just starting this but if Vaush doesn’t get to it, using 2020 turnout as our basis for passing of a citizen ballot initiative, the amount of voters approving an amendment would have gone from 76% yes to 91% yes. The passage is based on total eligible voters, not on the specific electoral result.

[@FlipjevanTiel]

Nice interaction with people on chat there.

[@CP.Darkhawk]

It's because the state legislature has been overtaken by the right via gerrymandering so making a direct ballet initiative pass with 60%+ makes Ohio minority rule with even less recourse from the majority.

[@dashthepoet1]

The tax exemption of churches are predicated on not being involved in electoral politics in particular. So, I guess this might still cross the line, however it’s not like pastors or congregations can’t have opinions

[@GrapesUponTheVine]

you’ve gyatt to be rizzing me

[@ismaelismael8543]

9:30 i swear to god this woman is just straight out a Doom Final Boss.

[@UltimateOmegaRed]

"So I've heard."

[@nicholasjackson8782]

I work for the Ohio Democratic Party. I organize all the canvassing in Franklin County (Central Ohio) for No on 1. Please reach out if you want to get involved in canvassing or phonebanking!!

[@TheReykjavik]

Ohio is right wing af right now, so enshrining the status quo is bad.

[@thedemonicstaff7417]

The worst part is, Ohio wasnt just a swing state. Before dems fucked up, it was a solidly blue state.

[@horshporsh850]

No it wasn’t. It had been a swing state for a while before 2016.

[@thereallocke8065]

14:18 if your daughter is young and vulnerable and in a position where she needs an abortion we're already in a bad situation that we probably could have avoided. Her being young snd vulnerable and pregnant is probably why she wants an abortion

[@brainypepper1621]

GYATT

[@ToppledTurtle834]

What is the point of a constitution if it can be changed as easily as laws are passed. At that point it's just a fancy word for a set of ordinary laws

[@piccalillipit9211]

*SUPERCONDUCTOR UPDATE* 2 independent labs confirm result

[@tylerhackner9731]

Let’s gooo

[@Jalex92]

Google translated your message to English. 😂

[@CODDE117]

The first five minutes of this video are why I love Vaush

[@TheTabaK23]

Turnout has been very high so far

[@albertpacella1846]

I live in Ohio, I turned 18 and June, and I forgot to register.

[@Bree_Breezy]

Vote no Ohio!

[@TheKitsuneCavalier]

Progressive Victory FTW!!!✌️

[@teddybruscie]

Jessica Burbank used to be on TYT, but now she's on The Hill and has her own podcast called Funny Money, educating people on MMT. Yes, she's ridiculously good looking but she's also very smart.

[@commandercorl1544]

"Gyatt" -Vowsh, 2023

[@bumblebeemer]

get your ohio friends to the polls!

[@thesoupin8or673]

I appreciate the bit towards the end where you addressed the chatter asking why we fight on culture war issues, especially in light of Ana Kasparian's recent tirade. Your response was satisfactory, enlightening, and motivating imo.