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Silent3

(15,140 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:14 AM Sep 2020

Is there a single one of you who ISN'T going to vote because of something you hear in the news?

I sincerely doubt it.

So why are so many of you so damned afraid that good poll numbers are going to make other people complacent and stay home, or that scary stories about Trump and and the Republicans tossing out our ballots are going to make people give up hope and stay home?

The only people who aren't going to vote in this election, in any sizeable number, are people who are so out of touch with what's going on in this country that they probably have no idea what the polls say, and no idea what people like Rachel Maddow are saying.

I think Biden has a good solid lead. I also think scary election tampering is not that far-out a possibility. And whether I believe any of that or not, I 100% intend to vote no matter what.

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Is there a single one of you who ISN'T going to vote because of something you hear in the news? (Original Post) Silent3 Sep 2020 OP
When posters start telling people their vote doesn't matter BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #1
There's a difference between mocking that idea, and worrying that it's a vote-suppressor Silent3 Sep 2020 #3
Agree. Marie Marie Sep 2020 #2
Well stated. BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #4
Does the Apocalypse count? Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #5
No it will have the opposite effect vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #6

BannonsLiver

(16,288 posts)
1. When posters start telling people their vote doesn't matter
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:16 AM
Sep 2020

And that the coup is underway and the only way to get rid of Trump is armed rebellion I draw the line. That has been posted here multiple times tonight. It deserves to be mocked. And oh yeah, it’s a violation of the TOS.

Silent3

(15,140 posts)
3. There's a difference between mocking that idea, and worrying that it's a vote-suppressor
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:21 AM
Sep 2020

...just to talk about it. It's just as likely to energize some people as dissuade others.

And given all the norms that have been shattered one by one in this country, there's real cause for worry on some accounts.

vercetti2021

(10,155 posts)
6. No it will have the opposite effect
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:35 AM
Sep 2020

People are super pissed now. Like you think RBG dying fired up people? Now even more will be determined

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