Disappointment in Obama leads some African Americans to ask: Is voting even worth it?

[jeff47]

97. Yes, from you.

So according to your theory the politicians that tell you what you want to hear are the ones that should be elected

Nope. You also have to review their record. And when a contrast appears between what they've said and what they've done, the politician is going to need to explain that.

Your example of being shit on by both is nonsense as well. Even if both are shitting on you there are difference's. Those differences are important and can directly impact your life.

When the claimed goal is "bipartisanship" to "get things done", the differences shrink significantly. When both parties want to ram through the TPP, does it matter that Democrats are asking for more "retraining" money? When "retraining" utterly failed with NAFTA and CAFTA? And there's no particular reason to think the TPP would be different?

Yes, Democrats are better on some things. But in the broad picture, anyone without a million in the bank has lost the last 40 years. Losing slightly less makes a marginal difference, and isn't sufficient to get people to the polls anymore. There have been too many broken promises, like "retraining" after NAFTA.

Again the idea that politicians are responsible for you not voting is so wrong headed it is difficult to do more than marvel and the absurdities of it.

People are not voting.

You say you want to change that.

Finding out why they are not voting might be kinda critical, instead you yell "DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY!!!!!!"

The not-voters say they see no difference between the parties - they feel unrepresented whoever wins. Your response it to call them uninformed idiots. My response is, "We need better contrasts between our candidates and the Republicans".

Which one do you think will actually get those voters to the polls so that we can actually win elections, and enact the policies you claim to support?