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Take that pesky liberals! (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A lot of states expanded mail in voting. Probably removed a pretty large barrier of people who'd rather stay home than wait in line.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sure, but unfortunately many people don't care about elections unless it directly and immediately impacts them. A war or a pandemic would absolutely and invariably rally more people to want change than adding little conveniences like mail ballots.