Bipartisanship on the vast majority of issues, is simply a fantasy

[MineralMan]

32. Exactly right. We need to motivate currently unmotivated people

to actually do something. Frankly, the very best thing they can do is register and vote in numbers that have not been seen for decades at least.

From Millennials to people who have given up and are economically disadvantages, we need those who need change to make that change happen, in the ballot box. That's the only place they can act in time to actually forestall disaster.

We can do it, but will we do it? I have registered new voters in my own precinct in every election since 2004 where I live now. Before that, I did the same in my community in California. I learned that newly-registered voters can be counted on to show up on election day. I have seen then there and spoken to them there. However, I am the only person in my own precinct who is involved in actively registering new voters, and I'm not enough.

One thing is certain, though: No amount of typing on this internet forum will make any change at all. The people we need to motivate are not here. We might use social media, but most of the people who are currently not voting aren't reading political stuff on social media, either. Many do not even have access the the Internet.

It will take willing activists to go out and make this happen where they live. In every state, there are millions of people who could, but do not vote. We need to help them understand why they should and help them to do so. And it won't happen in the two months before the election. It must start now and continue.

Will that happen? I doubt it. It's too hard. It takes too much time. Many people would rather complain than act. But it can happen, if we truly want it to happen. I know I want it to happen, so I'll be trying my best, and plan to spend even more time on it than in the past.