Politics don't matter
― Mordy, Friday, 23 June 2017 18:58 (six years ago) link
Social studies was stupid and boring.
― President Buttstuff (Old Lunch), Friday, 23 June 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
neither candidate supports my views
― ciderpress, Friday, 23 June 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
forgot to register in time
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:09 (six years ago) link
forgot to send off postal ballot in time
(I've done both of these)
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link
I know who says it's because they don't want the government to know their address
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:13 (six years ago) link
My vote won't change anything.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link
*know one, xp
― Never changed username before (cardamon), Friday, 23 June 2017 19:19 (six years ago) link
What the fuck is the point of voting if Bernie doesn't win
― sleepingbag, Friday, 23 June 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
There's an election?
― jmm, Friday, 23 June 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
It happened [. . .] because of countless hours of work organizing, knocking on doors, planning, and money to fund it all. It took lots of people simply deciding to take the effort to vote.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/get-real-thoughts-on-last-nights-anti-trump-wave
― reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 9 November 2017 15:54 (six years ago) link
"They're all a bunch of crooks."
"I don't follow any of that stuff. I don't know anything about it."
"I'm working three part time jobs and the kid has been sick a lot lately."
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
that last one tho... just hold yer voting on the weekend like we do! midweek voting is just nuts
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:32 (six years ago) link
Ppl still wouldn't do it, we need a natl holiday
― brimstead, Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
Last November, at age 31, the Grammy-winning soul artist voted in his first presidential election. "Politics, I didn't have a personal interest," Miguel admits. "I didn't really care. What is my one vote? That was my attitude."
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 November 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
You need compulsory voting. People think we're insane for it but it means everyone's had their say at least (for better or worse)
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 9 November 2017 23:30 (six years ago) link
midweek voting is just nuts
Yes, true. But our Tuesday election day for presidential and congressional elections is written in the US Constitution and it would require an amendment to change it.
― A is for (Aimless), Friday, 10 November 2017 01:47 (six years ago) link
Or expand vote by mail and give people three weeks
― Google Murray Blockchain (kingfish), Saturday, 11 November 2017 00:44 (six years ago) link
If there's a section of voters in the last election who voted Trump just because "hey, let's burn the whole thing down" or "it'll make ppl who annoy me angry", how much larger is that contingent going to be if you make voting mandatory?
― Daniel_Rf, Saturday, 11 November 2017 12:19 (six years ago) link
If we adopted compulsory voting, I guess we'd find out.
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 11 November 2017 18:56 (six years ago) link
both sides are bad
winners don't care if russia holds kompromat over the POTUS
NFL
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 29 November 2017 02:40 (six years ago) link
neither party is going to do a whole lot to materially improve my lot or that of my children, seeing as they've both taken turns steering the decline at varying speeds
― Simon H., Wednesday, 29 November 2017 02:45 (six years ago) link