Who here knows people who didn't bother to vote in November, 2016? [View all]

[MineralMan]

I do, and some of them would have voted for Democrats had they gone to the polls. Some said, "I just can't vote for her." If asked why, they had no real answer to offer. Others said, "It doesn't matter, really, if I vote or not. Hillary will win anyhow." I tried to convince both groups that their vote was really important, but they didn't listen to me, either.

I'm betting that most people on DU know people who failed to cast their vote in November. In states like MI, WI, and PA, that made the difference, I think. People who didn't vote, but who would have voted for Democrats if they had voted, cost Hillary Clinton the election.

So, what can we do to get those people, along with others we don't know who did the same, to the polls in 2018 and 2020. Will the awfulness of the Republicans being in power be enough? I don't think so. I think we need to work our asses off on turning out those people and others like them.

When? Now. No accusations. No recriminations. No anger. Just convincing arguments, of which there are many.

We can't allow what happened in 2016 to happen again. We must do everything we can to reverse this horrible trend.