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CottonBear

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17. 50% of voting age citizens don't vote.

Reply to mcar (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 24, 2017, 11:08 AM

Feb 2017

The 50% that do are split between the Republicans and the Democrats with some voting Green or Libertarian.

So, combined with nationwide Republican gerrymandering, less than 25% of the voting age citizens elect and reelect the GOP candidates and incumbents.

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Quinnipiac 2/23 - Republicans Out Of Step With U.S. Voters On Key Issues [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2017 OP

I don't get why 43% of Americans want the ACA repealed. Ligyron Feb 2017 #1

Because they are brainwashed and dumbfucks to begin with. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #7

Yeah. Ligyron Feb 2017 #15

+++ heaven05 Feb 2017 #16

They don't want the ACA repealed svpadgham Feb 2017 #10

Because they think its obamacare.. coco22 Feb 2017 #11

That First Line Is Oddly Worded ProfessorGAC Feb 2017 #2

Yes, very odd Trumpdumper Feb 2017 #4

I think they made a bad attempt to summarize question 49 and its results progree Feb 2017 #5

I had to read that line a couple of times also. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #6

and republicans say: barbtries Feb 2017 #3

Amazing how many are brainwashed by talking points. StubbornThings Feb 2017 #8

But I heard on the news that 82% of Repoublicans approve of the atrocities being committed catbyte Feb 2017 #9

Then why do these voters keep reelecting this idiots? mcar Feb 2017 #12

50% of voting age citizens don't vote. CottonBear Feb 2017 #17

That's just sad mcar Feb 2017 #19

It is so sad. CottonBear Feb 2017 #20

Driving the bus in directions the public does not want to go bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #13

But if you can rig the elections like they have been doing does .... Botany Feb 2017 #14

Not reducing tax rates doesn't increase the deficit, reducing tax rates will. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #18