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LittleBlue

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6. Many voters don't believe the system matters to them

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 11:22 PM

Aug 2017

We must either convince them that the system matters, or that we have something to offer them. We must offer something that will entice them to vote. Otherwise it's 2016 over and over.

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Postpone the 2020 Election? Many GOP Voters Say Yes [View all] Poiuyt Aug 2017 OP

Good Grief! The majority of eligible voters don't vote as it is! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #1

Many voters don't believe the system matters to them LittleBlue Aug 2017 #6

If this Trump nightmare doesn't motivate people to get out there and vote, nothing will! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #7

Please forgive me LittleBlue Aug 2017 #8

Oh, I certainly remember how I felt when that inexplicably happened Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #9

Clearly they would have been okay postponing the 2016 election, right? Tiggeroshii Aug 2017 #2

That's a small fraction of the total American electorate. Studies like this are always suspect. nt Hekate Aug 2017 #3

Firstly, don't ever cede a single millimeter to their desires LovesPNW Aug 2017 #4

These are the same nitwits who think Trump got more votes gratuitous Aug 2017 #5