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In reply to the discussion: Only 36.6% of people voted in this past midterm [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)46. And Democrats have run in terror from all of those issues.
Only deep-blue state Democrats have been running on minimum wage increases. A North Carolina voter isn't going to think Kay Hagan would get them a minimum wage increase. Because she ran away from that. Hagan's ads were all about Tillis cutting education spending. And those young people don't have school-age kids yet.
Same with Gay Marriage. Are those peoples problems the same?
First, homosexuals are only a small percentage of the population. But much more importantly, which bill did Democrats pass to bring about Gay Marriage? They didn't pass any bill. They let the courts do it. And "Bill Clinton appointed this judge 21 years ago" isn't a very effective way to get a voter to the polls today.
Same with new Marijuana laws.
And which Democrats ran on legalizing Marijuana? In this election, one senate candidate did. Every other Democrat ran away from the issue in terror.
Same with stimulus and infrastructure spending.
Which Democrats, again, failed to actually accomplish - the 2009 stimulus is long gone. And again, which Democrat ran on "hey, the economy's doing much better since Obama took over"?
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I think that's a strong factor. Many people I run into think the system is so F'ed up it is
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#4
It's getting to be a brick wall. Often I think some democrats prefer to whine than vote, I just
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#36
No. The point is that YOU SAID 'peoples problems don't change if they elect Democrats'.
Dawgs
Nov 2014
#58
You are arguing that Democrats would make things better. I'm pointing out history
jeff47
Nov 2014
#61
You could easily be correct. The Rs have been preaching anti-government from their pulpit for over
jwirr
Nov 2014
#42
Agree about the corporate corruption. And I think you are correct about many who have just dropped
jwirr
Nov 2014
#66
That, is how a country descends into oblivion as hucksters, shysters and criminals sleaze into
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#2
I'd give som credit to our Sec of State Kate Brown and other officials who actively encourage voting
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2014
#32
So Millennials will wait 6 hours in pouring rain for new iPhone - but won't vote
Baclava
Nov 2014
#6
Pathetic, and then many wonder why everything is so F'ed up in this place loosely called
RKP5637
Nov 2014
#7
Millennials came out in droves for Obama. It did not help them. They are still swimming in debt and
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2014
#11
Oh, so people should only vote when there's something specifically in it for them?
Baclava
Nov 2014
#14
They had better be worried about Social Security.. or they will end up supporting grandma on top of
jwirr
Nov 2014
#64
Some did their best, while walking in to vote, a young lady asked me when can she vote for president
Baclava
Nov 2014
#72
So what problem are you trying to fix and what have you been doing besides voting to try to get it
jwirr
Nov 2014
#68
Local is the key anyhow. One of the things I am lucky about is that my state MN went pretty much
jwirr
Nov 2014
#77
Maybe they simply lost trust because they didn't get what they voted for when they
Zorra
Nov 2014
#47
They regularly beat us with money, they regularly beat us with mid-term turnout
HereSince1628
Nov 2014
#16
Voting should be made easier, not more difficult and IMO, it should be mandatory to every American
lonestarnot
Nov 2014
#22