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shrike3

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23. Encouraging a wider variety of posts might help.

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #22)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 11:32 AM

Dec 2023

A broader range of ideas. I don't want to hang out here much anymore, and I'm old.

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Less They are shifting Parties Zincwarrior Dec 2023 #1

Still stupid.... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #2

Morons Trueblue1968 Dec 2023 #58

And yet, actual elections this year shows turnout of young voters increasing. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2023 #33

Blaming youngsters is Internecine warfare. (I agree with poster above me) GreenWave Dec 2023 #40

That's likely because of two issues: Eyeball_Kid Dec 2023 #43

Reading polls is dangerous. IF they are deserting, they will rejoin in August. marble falls Dec 2023 #3

More MSM BS Chakaconcarne Dec 2023 #4

Bingo. They look for Sturm und Drang, whether it exists or not. marble falls Dec 2023 #5

Yep. Nothing new about young voters. Their turnout historically is always lower than older voters. brush Dec 2023 #49

I remember when 18yr olds got the right to vote and I figured they'd vote for McGovern, they voted as much ... marble falls Dec 2023 #61

I think it's a bigger danger than many realize ITAL Dec 2023 #6

I was fed up when I was under 30, too. maxsolomon Dec 2023 #52

Perhaps ITAL Dec 2023 #54

Yeah, that's caught on with the Yoots. So facile. maxsolomon Dec 2023 #56

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................................. Lovie777 Dec 2023 #7

I am sorry but here's my attitude about that, if they don't wanna vote fuck 'em it's their future Walleye Dec 2023 #8

OMG the stupidity it burns JT45242 Dec 2023 #9

Quotes from four of the dumbest young people in America aren't proof Fiendish Thingy Dec 2023 #32

you can't make that true by printing a couple of cherry-picked quotes bigtree Dec 2023 #10

But apparently you can make it NOT true by... brooklynite Dec 2023 #11

Do you have anything good at all to say about this election cycle? shrike3 Dec 2023 #15

Okay, how about: "The Biden campaign is able to deal with a difficult election cycle"? brooklynite Dec 2023 #24

I didn't get the impression gloom and doom was discussing politics. shrike3 Dec 2023 #25

Well the CAMPAIGN MANAGER for the Biden campaign says the race will be very close... brooklynite Dec 2023 #50

No. That's not gloom and doom. I also didn't need the campaign manager to tell me that. shrike3 Dec 2023 #57

apparently you can make it TRUE just by sharing out the media sponsored propaganda polls bigtree Dec 2023 #38

The media wants to stir things up. F them LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #12

I'd like to suggest that.. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #13

Unfortunately, this isn't the kind of site that attracts young people anyway. shrike3 Dec 2023 #16

Perhaps we could work on that. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #17

I'd be open to ideas. shrike3 Dec 2023 #19

I've noticed that... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #22

Encouraging a wider variety of posts might help. shrike3 Dec 2023 #23

I think that relates to the medium and longevity of the site. David__77 Dec 2023 #45

Possibly n/t shrike3 Dec 2023 #46

Time to declassify cannabis. Emile Dec 2023 #14

Maybe, but that's another thing Biden can't do by himself. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #28

The DEA Administrator is appointed by the President. Emile Dec 2023 #31

The DEA administrator can't single-handedly reclassify or reschedule a drug either. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #41

The DEA has the authority to classify drugs. To legalize is not Emile Dec 2023 #42

I think the young are more upset about the thousands of children dead in Palestine womanofthehills Dec 2023 #47

The narrative right now is "Biden is toast." shrike3 Dec 2023 #18

Legalize cannabis Calculating Dec 2023 #20

How is Biden supposed to do that? That's a legislative power. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #30

Once it's declassified, legalization next. Emile Dec 2023 #60

Yahoo pwb Dec 2023 #21

I volunteer to canvass the phones and door to door. lees1975 Dec 2023 #26

Yeah, that's it. Turbineguy Dec 2023 #27

Are they? Fiendish Thingy Dec 2023 #29

gee this sounds like the "Muslim voters bailing on Biden" narrative from last month Maine-i-ac Dec 2023 #34

When I read this earlier this morning I was thinking are these people nuts. They blame doc03 Dec 2023 #35

Bullshit Xoan Dec 2023 #36

Oh, please. PlanetBev Dec 2023 #37

There are many polls. Pick the one you like and swear by it. Swear at the others. keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #39

Quite the ignorant asshole they gave all that space to. Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #44

Don't you know that Biden has a magic wand he can wave and make all the things happen Ocelot II Dec 2023 #48

You see stuff like that all the time on Reddit and Twitter. Ace Rothstein Dec 2023 #51

Hopefully young voters will understand the way to effect change is MORE votes for Dems mzmolly Dec 2023 #53

I would have thought they learned a lesson in 2016 - but hey it is their world walkingman Dec 2023 #55

not buying it DoBW Dec 2023 #59

If young people cannot understand that American partisan politics is binary, elocs Dec 2023 #62

Beyond stupid. ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #63