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>This idea that there is impact from republicans not voting isn't true Which is supported by what evidence? There are tons of people that don't vote in any gi
by r_smart 10y ago
>This idea that there is impact from republicans not voting isn't true
Which is supported by what evidence?
There are tons of people that don't vote in any given election. Everyone has their reasons, and I'm sure apathy is the leading one, but it's crazy to suggest some portion of them don't vote because they live in a state that won't flip anyway. If you a Republican in California or a Democrat in Kansas, you don't really expect your vote to count.
- bduerst 10y agoPost election analysis. The Republicans came out and voted at the same levels as the last election, the Democrats did not. This is why the popular vote difference is exasperated, because the candidate with the most popular vote, by millions, had less of a turnout.
- r_smart 10y agoYou seem to be missing my point. In any election, some large portion of the population doesn't vote at all. At least some of them are refraining because they know their state is a foregone conclusion.
- bduerst 10y agoAnd you're missing my point that your making broad generalizations about every election is pointless - that the difference between this election and other elections is what matters.
- JadeNB 10y ago> it's crazy to suggest some portion of them don't vote because they live in a state that won't flip anyway. You mean that it's not crazy to suggest this, right?
- r_smart 10y agoYeah, whoops! I ended up arguing against myself there :)