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Margins in recent elections have been thin enough that higher voter turnout among young generations could have easily changed the outcome. Blaming broken democ
by Aurornis 10mo ago
Margins in recent elections have been thin enough that higher voter turnout among young generations could have easily changed the outcome.
Blaming broken democracy is just a cop out. Youth voter turnout for primary elections, where there are many candidates, is also low. More parties isn’t going to change anything.
- Youden 10mo agoYou're missing the point. There were only two possible outcomes: Democrats or Republicans. Both were bad and unappealing. Both are too dependent on the status quo to serve as vehicles for real change (so primaries are pointless too). "More parties", through elimination of first past the post, absolutely changes things. It allows you to vote for someone who truly represents you and your interests without "throwing away" your vote. That's impossible today.
- allturtles 10mo agoWell we are getting some "real change" now, so I guess the monkey's paw works.
- johnnyanmac 10mo agoDems didn't really get primaries in 2024, so that certainly didn't help. >"More parties", through elimination of first past the post, absolutely changes things. Indeed. But that's the one single thing D's and R's can agree on not doing. It'll need to be done state by state to get any real leverage.
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago> There were only two possible outcomes: Democrats or Republicans This is the civic illiteracy a higher comment refers to. Beyond the primaries, there are numerous down-ballot initiatives that don't tend to cleanly sort along party lines.