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WhiskeyGrinder

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6. The factor that influences voter turnout the most is access, not apathy. And people who face some of
Wed Apr 12, 2023, 04:54 PM
Apr 2023

the largest barriers to voting are those who also face the largest barriers when trying to access abortion. When people struggle with everything in their lives, voting is simply one more struggle. They are more likely to feel disconnected from any policy progress that might be made, and if a policy creates more barriers, it's simply more of the same. When people are given better access to vote, they tend to do so, even if they are otherwise disconnected.

The Democratic strongholds in Ohio were miserable no-shows. Just ask Tim Ryan.
Well, that can happen when you run away from your party in a Senate race.

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