For those who are thinking of sitting out the November election, consider this... [View all]

[YoungDemCA]

There are a lot of people who want to vote, but are effectively denied that opportunity - either via draconian voting restrictions in states that are controlled by a certain Grand Old Party, or through not being able to take time off of work, or simply lacking access to transportation; there are a lot of reasons that many people who absolutely want to vote have a hell of a hard time in exercising their constitutional right as American citizens to do so.

As it happens, the people who are most likely to be effectively denied the right to vote are disproportionately (perhaps overwhelmingly) Democratic (or would-be Democratic) voters. And these same people - the working poor/lower-income Americans in general, persons of color, people with disabilities, college students, and others - are also the same people who will receive the lion's share of hardship and misery under any Republican administration.

Not saying that you don't have the right to abstain from voting, of course. Just giving you all some things to think about.