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JonLP24

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36. Legislatures have recently passed restrictions and registration reforms

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 01:31 PM

Nov 2014

including mail balloting which would help out a lot.

Registration and voting barriers
disproportionately impactTh
young
voters,
who tend to be much more mobile than
other groups and are increasingly
diverse. However, reforms such as pre
registration, portable registration, online
registration, same
day or Election Day
Registration, and early in
person voting
all have the p
otential to significantly
increase turnout among young voters

http://www.nonprofitvote.org/documents/2011/11/voter-participation-gaps-in-the-2010-midterm-election.pdf

People rarely talk about politics in social situations but younger voters overall support liberal policies and the gap on climate change is huge compared to older generations. There are wide turnout gaps, even including the poor or the higher the income the better the turnout.

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Young people don't vote when the people they would vote for are continually bashed. [View all] joshcryer Nov 2014 OP

You keep telling yourself that tkmorris Nov 2014 #1

Indeed--who would want to vote for a President described on this board as a msanthrope Nov 2014 #2

So, you would disenfranchise yourself because someone on the internet hurt your feelings? Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #3

Not weird, desperation. Rex Nov 2014 #13

are you attempting to ignore the role of social media and it's impact Sheepshank Nov 2014 #15

You can call it whatever you want. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #24

Oh I see where you are going Sheepshank Nov 2014 #32

That's exactly right, and don't you forget it. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #33

Forums like DU aren't that relevant. joshcryer Nov 2014 #22

The MSM could have spent six months telling me that Obama eats live kittens Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #25

The Republican voter suppression isn't relevant? joshcryer Nov 2014 #30

Here is the opening sentence in your OP: Sheldon Cooper Nov 2014 #31

I have two sons in college Ink Man Nov 2014 #34

Legislatures have recently passed restrictions and registration reforms JonLP24 Nov 2014 #36

Sure sounds simple. Orsino Nov 2014 #4

younger people are very engaged in social media Sheepshank Nov 2014 #16

Instead of voting, maybe? Orsino Nov 2014 #18

Sure. joshcryer Nov 2014 #23

You're exactly right. ProSense Nov 2014 #5

What was the Democtatic Party's message to youth voters this mid-term? myrna minx Nov 2014 #6

There was one to young Hispanics it was "not now maybe some other time" Autumn Nov 2014 #9

there were several senators pushing student loan issues Sheepshank Nov 2014 #17

So blame the left? JonLP24 Nov 2014 #7

No. And stop making the same mistake. jeff47 Nov 2014 #8

Maybe they didn't vote because no candidate stood for anything they would vote for. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #10

So... You Didn't Learn A Thing This Cycle... WillyT Nov 2014 #11

Kewl story bro! Rex Nov 2014 #12

Udall is third way but just as liberal as Warren. joshcryer Nov 2014 #26

Insulate them from mean words, and make it possible to vote on Twitter. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2014 #14

Colorado has mail in voting. joshcryer Nov 2014 #27

sorry, that's a Fail. G_j Nov 2014 #19

You said... Oilwellian Nov 2014 #20

You're projecting. joshcryer Nov 2014 #28

YEP. Rex Nov 2014 #29

Enough with the childish excuses. If you lose, you employed a losing strategy-- period. Marr Nov 2014 #21

+1000 G_j Nov 2014 #35

It really is that simple. morningfog Nov 2014 #37