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LoisB

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9. I have heard those too. "our vote doesn't matter" is one I used to hear from my mother. When my

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 27, 2023, 02:20 PM

Jul 2023

granddaughters turned 18, I made sure they registered to vote and I make sure they vote in EVERY election. Hopefully, they will continue after I'm gone.

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Texas is not a red state or a blue state but a non-voting state [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 OP

Excellent strategy. Feel good about GA, but not quite ready to call it Blue, tho close. Silent Type Jul 2023 #1

I will never understand why people willfully do not vote. LoisB Jul 2023 #2

It's easy to know. just ask people who don't want to serve on Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #3

...and the first to bitch! demosincebirth Jul 2023 #4

Exactly! LoisB Jul 2023 #8

Reasons I've heard. IbogaProject Jul 2023 #7

I have heard those too. "our vote doesn't matter" is one I used to hear from my mother. When my LoisB Jul 2023 #9

When they throw out voters registration cards And Ballots too flying_wahini Jul 2023 #5

From above article flying_wahini Jul 2023 #6

It's unacceptable that we're in the bottom ten of states every election in voter turnout LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #10