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Why is that? Do dems simply have less voter engagement or is this a split on age lines? Really interesting statistics though!
Gerrymandering, voter ID, challenging voter registrations, disenfranchising felons, opposing mail-in voting, anonymous mailers threatening to arrest voters, closing polling stations in Democratic-leaning areas, challenging voters at the polls to gridlock the polling places, making the handing out of water to people waiting to vote (in red states - where it’s hot) illegal.
All the well-known cheating tactics of republiQans. Others are less well known. That’s one of the problems.
Also democrats running shit candidates.
There is no shittier candidate than Trump. The there is MTG, Gaetz, Boebert, and so many others. The shittiest candidates I have ever seen.
That’s a solid ranking. Trump IS worse than Gaetz and MTG.
And he’s damn near as old as Biden. You think he’s not sundowning a little too when he starts rambling about sharks and shit?
And this is exactly why we never get the turnout needed to trounce the Republicans. Less shitty matters to someone who shows up at the polls. It's not a great motivator to get people to the polls.
I mean yeah trump is worse but the last good candidate the democrats had was Bernie, and that didn’t go well. I’ll vote blue no matter who but you gotta admit there’s been a dearth of good candidates.
The presidential election isn't the only election. And, in fact, it's not even close to the only important one. Most policy is made in legislation, the executive puts policy in motion and can direct it... but they don't create laws.
Even the actions they do take have congressional oversight. Vote for more than just President and you might actually see change.
Don’t worry I do and have been my whole adulthood.
But it's not a binary thing...
Did you look at the post you're commenting on?
More engagement is always better
So we should never settle for "better than a Republican".
That works a hell of a lot better at the lower levels of representation. State and local races are where those "not blue (or red)" candidates have the best (and in most cases, only) chance of getting elected.
But that only happens if you show up. If all you do is bitch and moan about presidents and only vote once every four years... nothing will ever change. We'll always just have Biden or Trump. Because you've shown that that's all that matters to you.
Holy shit. I though Miss Cleo died!
What's the lottery numbers for next week den?
I don't do lottery numbers.
I can however predict that you'll continue to cherry pick statements to support your failing ideology of "fuck all y'all" to all our eventual downfall cause you can't stomach things not being absolutely perfect with little to no effort on your part.