Optional@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 6 days agoMissed it by that muchlemmy.worldimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1623arrow-down117
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minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoI mean, ~30 non-voting is, historically, really good Things have been smooth enough in the last 80 years that people just don’t think they need to. They’re wrong, of course. But this is a high-turnout election. GOTV (Get Out The Vote) is always the actual part of elections. It’s also why the republiQans have focused so much on destroying that part.
minus-squareAidsKitty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoIf you look at the data as to why they do not vote the answer is not " things are so smooth that I dont need to vote anymore".
I mean, ~30 non-voting is, historically, really good
Things have been smooth enough in the last 80 years that people just don’t think they need to.
They’re wrong, of course. But this is a high-turnout election.
GOTV (Get Out The Vote) is always the actual part of elections. It’s also why the republiQans have focused so much on destroying that part.
If you look at the data as to why they do not vote the answer is not " things are so smooth that I dont need to vote anymore".