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Democratic Primaries

beachbumbob

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1. goes back to apathy and the fact too many do not feel voting even matters, which of

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 10:14 AM

Feb 2020

course is exactly what the putin/gop/trump people have echoes for decades to create the apathy. Conservatives win as a minority because their base does vote, Democrats lose for the opposite reason of not voting.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Half of Americans Don't Vote. What Are They Thinking? [View all] kpete Feb 2020 OP

goes back to apathy and the fact too many do not feel voting even matters, which of beachbumbob Feb 2020 #1

After hearing about how Russia is rigging our elections and Jamastiene Feb 2020 #2

Exactly the reason TO vote. kacekwl Feb 2020 #5

Tuesday is a bad voting day. SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #3

Why the discrepancy?Where did the writer get a different conclusion? 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #4

I've met the bottom 3 going door to door marlakay Feb 2020 #18

Wow, this is a great analysis. Ohiogal Feb 2020 #6

I'm not sure I'd want some of the non-voters PatSeg Feb 2020 #7

I would just add PatSeg Feb 2020 #8

I'm not so sure the people who do vote randr Feb 2020 #11

That is true PatSeg Feb 2020 #13

Usually that the American wealthy, the power people, the nations congress critters the are supposed LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #9

If the other half voted chaos would ensue randr Feb 2020 #10

I think this needs to be a priority conversation. Tien1985 Feb 2020 #12

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #14

This passage jumped out at me: PETRUS Feb 2020 #19

Informative...thank you!!! Peacetrain Feb 2020 #15

I think this is crucial: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #16

That when the chips are down both parties work together and not in ways that help us. redqueen Feb 2020 #17