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EdmondDantes_

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12. The problem is that's hard to do consistently

Reply to yardwork (Reply #5)

Fri May 2, 2025, 04:36 PM

May 2

It's not just a voting problem, it's in everything. 6.8 million people in the US donate blood, but instead of being able to get more people to donate, the Red Cross pings me well before I'm able to donate to the point of annoyance because it's more effective for them to harass me into donating again than getting a new person to donate. Voting is the same. It's hard to convince new people to vote. Look at the 2020 election when basically anyone could vote by mail and we only about 65% turnout of the voting eligible population.

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It's Only 10%, folks! [View all] Mr.Bee May 2 OP

Says who? Ocelot II May 2 #1

If true, that's a huge shift. yardwork May 2 #2

"Harris would have won by nearly 7 million votes" Polybius May 2 #7

My math may be off, but I wasn't assuming they would switch to Harris. yardwork May 2 #9

Well, that should be enough to keep him from getting elected again... Omnipresent May 2 #3

If 10% of trump voters had voted Democratic or stayed at home, we would have won in 2024. It doesn't take converting Silent Type May 2 #4

We could probably win just by convincing non-voters to vote. yardwork May 2 #5

The problem is that's hard to do consistently EdmondDantes_ May 2 #12

10% is a start. It will go up, it's early. nt Hotler May 2 #6

10% is significant politically. themaguffin May 2 #8

Well goes to prove dumb and dumber are stupid. republianmushroom May 2 #10

Shortages and huge price hikes are about to hit here. I guarantee they aren't going to like it. Many will still try PortTack May 2 #11

Awful Meowmee May 2 #13

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