# Don't wear a "TRUMP 2024" t-shirt to vote, and wonder why you're turned away **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 30, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475 "2024-10-30T23:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/21 "2024-11-01T13:55:50Z")
Saw a guy wearing one of these the other day. Didn’t realize it was a political t-shirt until I was told to look carefully. Wonder how many poll officials would notice? [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7V2ch1uITfYpvYOhWmvG3zPYKLPe0pfHZjalu3Kjp0pedLizAiAvYp_d6jfy4v_tiunYwTIQk2aP4ICZcuOnknQ6-nXuIaAeVQVh-7vmSdHIOuEQ70aXwNPvz0SEsrRph07_2L0E&usqp=CAc) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7V2ch1uITfYpvYOhWmvG3zPYKLPe0pfHZjalu3Kjp0pedLizAiAvYp_d6jfy4v_tiunYwTIQk2aP4ICZcuOnknQ6-nXuIaAeVQVh-7vmSdHIOuEQ70aXwNPvz0SEsrRph07_2L0E&usqp=CAc) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/22 "2024-11-01T14:16:59Z")
I certainly would not (poll official here)…which means, I suspect, few other voters would notice, and therefore it’s fine to just let them vote and leave. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/23 "2024-11-01T14:38:13Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > Lately some are even suggesting that we avoid either blue or red clothing! Would wearing black to mourn the death of democracy be allowed? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/24 "2024-11-01T16:09:57Z")
My wife wore her “Voting Prevents Unwanted Presidencies” t-shirt when she voted, and had no trouble. I don’t know if the election judges didn’t notice it, didn’t consider it partisan, or realized it’s anti-Trump but didn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/25 "2024-11-01T16:23:40Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > If I wore my MAGA 2024 “Take Back America” shirt and was turned away when made aware of the rules I’d be a little miffed, but I’d just go change and come back. You don’t even need to go away. You can just turn it inside out at the polling place and get back into line. The rule isn’t supposed to make it hard to vote. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/26 "2024-11-01T16:52:17Z")
I wore a t-shirt that says “Cat lady” with a picture of a bunch of Siamese kittens. I was surprised I saw no MAGA hats or T-shirts. There was a truck in the parking lot with Trump flags. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/27 "2024-11-01T19:10:03Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > My wife wore her “Voting Prevents Unwanted Presidencies” t-shirt when she voted, and had no trouble. I don’t know if the election judges didn’t notice it, didn’t consider it partisan, or realized it’s anti-Trump but didn’t care. That isn’t overtly partisan; it doesn’t mention any candidate name. So it should be allowed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/28 "2024-11-02T00:47:46Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Saw a guy wearing one of these the other day. Didn’t realize it was a political t-shirt until I was told to look carefully. Wonder how many poll officials would notice? > [https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7V2ch1uITfYpvYOhWmvG3zPYKLPe0pfHZjalu3Kjp0pedLizAiAvYp\_d6jfy4v\_tiunYwTIQk2aP4ICZcuOnknQ6-nXuIaAeVQVh-7vmSdHIOuEQ70aXwNPvz0SEsrRph07\_2L0E&usqp=CAc](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7V2ch1uITfYpvYOhWmvG3zPYKLPe0pfHZjalu3Kjp0pedLizAiAvYp_d6jfy4v_tiunYwTIQk2aP4ICZcuOnknQ6-nXuIaAeVQVh-7vmSdHIOuEQ70aXwNPvz0SEsrRph07_2L0E&usqp=CAc) It’d be nice if you explained what’s on the shirt. The thumbnail is so low-res it remains mysterious when zoomed in. I see the blue monster wave. And get the idea. But what is the vaguely orange circle it’s overwhelming? Enquiring minds are baffled by lack of evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/29 "2024-11-02T00:58:12Z")
The orange blob is the top of Trump like head. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/30 "2024-11-02T00:59:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The thumbnail is so low-res it remains mysterious when zoomed in. The blue wave spells Kamala. I could see it on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/31 "2024-11-02T01:01:10Z")
Didn’t even see that. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/32 "2024-11-02T01:02:19Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > The blue wave spells Kamala. I understood the symbolism but didn’t notice the clever way the wave was comprised of letters! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/33 "2024-11-02T01:27:56Z")
I see it now that you pointed it out; I’m using a desktop. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/34 "2024-11-02T01:28:46Z")
I totally missed that “Kamala” hidden in the wave too. Thank you. I’m on a ~8x10" tablet. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/35 "2024-11-02T01:41:15Z")
It occurs to me that when I showed up for fingerprinting in kindergarten WITHOUT one of my dad’s old shirts, Ms Milman had a smock I could wear. Maybe polling places could start offering those. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/36 "2024-11-02T01:44:53Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It occurs to me that when I showed up for fingerprinting in kindergarten … I hope that you meant finger_painting_. Otherwise, I’ll assume that you were accusing the other children of trespassing in the sandbox, and subsequently extorting their lunch money. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/37 "2024-11-02T02:00:09Z")
Or a busted kindergarten criminal? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/38 "2024-11-02T02:58:31Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Clearly you don’t think like one of the more extreme MAGAts. > > I think it’s a decent bet that a lot of trumpies show up wearing what they think of as “patriotic” dear leader-merch. And when asked to change, do so with just a little overt grumbling. Which doesn’t make the news. It’s the handful of entitled asshats across the entire country who get violent and hence newsworthy. But it’s still just a handful. I think it’s not just that, but also, that they think or imagine that Harris voters would NOT be turned away for wearing Harris shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/39 "2024-11-02T03:33:37Z")
I to saw the blue tidal wave overtaking a small orange head, and got the gist of it. I did not see Kamala’s name until it was pointed out. > [@Odesio](#): > > If I wore my MAGA 2024 “Take Back America” shirt and was turned away when made aware of the rules I’d be a little miffed, but I’d just go change and come back. Same. It’s a minor inconvenience, not something to get upset over. But this… > [@LSLGuy](#): > > I think it’s a decent bet that a lot of trumpies show up wearing what they think of as “patriotic” dear leader-merch. Makes it makes sense. The true believers don’t see Trump as just the best candidate available to them. They are “all in” in a very emotionally unhealthy way. This is one of the reasons MAGA is more of a cult than a political movement. Trump over country. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475/40 "2024-11-02T05:56:43Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Maybe polling places could start offering those. Eh, turning the shirt inside out until you leave the polling place is simple enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-wear-a-trump-2024-t-shirt-to-vote-and-wonder-why-youre-turned-away/1009475.md?page=3)