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In reply to the discussion: If you want to lose the Millennial vote completely, nominate Hillary Clinton. [View all]Spazito
(50,290 posts)really talk.
It is the mid-terms, the election of Congressional candidates, both Senate and House, that's key, it's not the election of the President. If the most progressive Presidential candidate wins but both the House and Senate are controlled by republicans, that progressive President can do nothing except veto bills, a veto which can be overruled by a 2/3rds vote in Congress, and issue Executive Orders which are both temporary and severely limited.
Mid-terms are key, the republicans seem to get this more than the left, they get out their voters, using hate and fear, ugly tactics but effective. My intense frustration comes from the seemingly lack of understanding where the real power lies, it is with Congress where there are elections every two years yet the turnout, especially but not exclusive to Millennials as GenXers and some baby boomers, happens during a Presidential election.
If one is going to skip an election, less harm is done if it is for the President than skipping the mid-term Congressional ones.
Do Millennials understand where the real power lies?