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dutch777

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7. This was clearly at stake in the last election and yet the statistics on participation were sad....

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon May 5, 2025, 01:31 PM

May 2025

Of all folks eligible to vote in the US, only 67% are registered. Of the registered, only 77% voted in the 2024 general election. That means just slightly above 51% of eligible citizens voted. And the stat that really frosts me, 25% of registered Dems didn't vote. Short of cattle prods I am beginning to wonder what it will take to get folks to pay attention and engage?

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The American people have no choice. [View all] kentuck May 2025 OP

Yes. You are right. OLDMDDEM May 2025 #1

Many of The Founders were Deists bucolic_frolic May 2025 #2

There are a lot of obstacles that our Founders did not have, I agree. kentuck May 2025 #3

Absolutely true. bucolic_frolic May 2025 #4

"Divide and conquer". kentuck May 2025 #5

Democrats need to abandon the idea that the political center... biocube May 2025 #6

This was clearly at stake in the last election and yet the statistics on participation were sad.... dutch777 May 2025 #7