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Atelopus-zeteki ,
@Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run avatar

How about, and work with me on this: 1. Every citizen over 18 y.o. is automatically registered to vote. 2. DItch 1st past the post elections and instead have some form of ranked choice voting. I know, so radical, but that's my solution.

toasteecup ,

You forgot mandatory voting.

Bob_Robertson_IX ,

I like the idea on the surface, but no, I don’t want to be forced to vote for a few reasons:

  • A lack of voter engagement is it’s own outcome of a vote.
  • Freedom of speech means being able to refuse to speak, and voting is one of the most powerful forms of speech most people have.
  • I’m not a fan of the government forcing me to do something I might not believe in.
  • There are many people who don’t want to vote for trump but refuse to vote for Democrat and if forced might hold their nose and vote trump.

Making election day a Federal holiday and guaranteeing everyone has the option to vote would be more effective and have a better outcome.

PepperoniNipple ,

These headlines/news never reach republicans. We are in two complete different Internets

imPastaSyndrome ,

Do you have to post this on every thread?

marine_mustang ,

I wonder how his veteran running mate feels about it.

tal ,
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

Hmm. I’d think that Trump would tend to do better that Whitmer among vets. I guess that that might vary by state.

kagis

Okay, here’s a Pew article that’s just a couple months old.

pewresearch.org/…/partisanship-by-family-income-h…

Partisanship of military veterans

Voters who are military veterans favor the Republican Party: 63% identify with or lean toward the GOP, while far fewer (35%) are Democrats or Democratic leaners. Bar chart showing that among registered voters, military veterans are more likely to associate with the GOP by a wide margin. The Republican Party’s relative advantage among veterans is seen among both older and younger voters. Aamong Black voters there is no difference in the partisanship of veterans and non-veterans.

Non-veteran voters tilt more Democratic: About half (51%) associate with the Democratic Party, while 46% affiliate with the Republican Party.

I suppose that there might be more going on here than just that. I understand that a higher proportion of older voters tend to vote, and older voters also tend to vote more-Republican so generic get-out-the-vote efforts might favor the Democrats.

looks further

Ah. It’s not just veterans.

www.michigan.gov/whitmer/-/…/ED-20236-signed.pdf?…

Disabled people:

Michigan Rehabilitation Services of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training;

Bureau of Services for Blind Persons of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training;

Low income housing:

Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

etc.

Crackhappy ,
@Crackhappy@lemmy.world avatar

There’s nothing quite as American as going out and intentionally voting against your own interests.

Brunbrun6766 ,
@Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world avatar

Okay I’ve seen it a bunch of times now. What is kagis

some_guy ,

You know you’re popular when you try to restrict how many people can say whether they like you.

PunnyName ,

If your vote didn’t count or matter, they wouldn’t try making it harder to do so. And this is a step to block making voting easier for everyone in Michigan.

Vote 🔵🔵🔵

timewarp ,
@timewarp@lemmy.world avatar

Why can’t I vote online then according to your logic. Would be easier for sure. Would allow me to confirm my vote as well. Sounds like Democrats don’t think votes matter (according to your logic)

PunnyName ,

WTF are you on about?

timewarp ,
@timewarp@lemmy.world avatar

If Democrats want to make it easier to vote why not promote voting online?

negativenull ,
@negativenull@lemmy.world avatar

Is Trump scared of veteran votes?

Skoobie ,
@Skoobie@sh.itjust.works avatar

Dude just got shot. Vets are good with guns. This checks out to me.

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