Political analysts of all stripes agree that the 2024 Presidential Election will be decided by about 5% of voters who don’t identify with either the Red Team or the Blue Team exclusively. Those rarely seen in the wild independents will prove especially important in the six states that will likely determine which candidate gets 270+ electoral votes—Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia.

I’m Team ‘Blue Team’ in a decidedly blue state, meaning the Octogenarian won’t really need my vote. So what can I do, and people like me, who are desperate to preserve our democracy?

Several things. First, let’s identify all of our independent friends. For example, using their Alaska Airline abbreviations to maintain their privacy, I’m thinking of MARN, TMAT, and MLAL.

Second, ask each 5 percenter which of the six swing states they like the most and would be willing to move to by summer’s end*.

Third, find them a job in their swing state of choice that pays an equivalent amount.

Fourth, help them sell their current crib and buy a similar one in their swing state of choice in time to establish residency.

Fifth, hire a moving company to ease the transition, give them ample gas and hotel money, and pack treats for their journey.

Imagine if everyone on Team Blue, did this, like me, for three of their independent friends.

Landslide baby, landslide.

*with the understanding that as soon as they vote, they can move back if they so choose