Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBernie surrogate, Philip Agnew, on CNN's New Day, cites Spring Break as form of voter suppression
among young people. Seriously.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,891 posts)Complains about rules, complains about having to wait. Petulant. So sick of these types. Show me a poll that says we win without them and I'd tell them fuck off and come back when they grow up.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dansolo
(5,385 posts)If someone knows they will not be around doing an election, they can request an absentee ballot.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)No excuses.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)the whole thing is beyond my understanding. If a primary is during your spring break, then be registered at home, or if you are going to FL, do an absentee or early vote.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I turned 18 in time for the 88 elections and Ive never missed a vote yet. People who waste that opportunity sadden me.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(52,770 posts)BS.
Honestly, those who still believe that is going to happen are just being idiotic now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)....and I guess they don't know about absentee ballots?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalBrooke
(565 posts)Many of us did not see it as party time. Besides, I always have voted absentee when I was not going to be available on election days. I have never missed a chance to vote yet. That is a lame excuse anyway
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,302 posts).... as attested to in this thread, but why people come up with every excuse or accusation to explain why young people do not vote is beyond me when all they have to do is follow the simple science.
sometimes....
.... the answers are simpler than some want them to be.
18 to 25 year olds - science knows why they don't vote
I will start my post with a statement.
There is no "blame" that can be assigned to anyone. It's just scientific fact.
I don't know why so many people have a hard time understanding why young people love rallies which are emotionally stimulating, but do not show up to vote which is, quite frankly, kind of boring, and a lot of the time, requires patience . Science.
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Snip:
"It doesnt matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isnt something they can excel in, at least not yet.
The rational part of a teens brain isnt fully developed and wont be until age 25 or so.
In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brains rational part. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences. Teens process information with the amygdala. This is the emotional part."
More at:
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)the could be drafted at that age.
The reasons they are drafted at 19 were cynical - most obedient and unquestioning I think it was.
So consistency would mean no draft until 25.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,302 posts)The question at hand is why Millennials don't vote. For the 18 to 25 age group, I have covered that in my original post. It's science, science which I personally believe should be applied to the draft, which I hope is never utilized again. It is science that I cannot force anyone to believe, but would hope that most would see the logic behind it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dawg day
(7,947 posts)The majority of young people just don't vote. Having kids usually is the trigger, I think.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
quickesst
(6,302 posts)Why this particular 18 to 25 year old group does better with the military than they do with their voting is because there is no consequences for not voting, but they absolutely know that if they screw up in the military, they can find themselves in deep doo-doo.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skya Rhen
(2,724 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jedi Guy
(3,308 posts)Coincidence? I think not! The DNC is in cahoots with the video game industry to torpedo Bernie's campaign! The establishment strikes again!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If Valve released Portal 3 on Election Day then Biden would have to win without my vote.
Sorry, Joe.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jedi Guy
(3,308 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Damn, that is always one word I have to look up the proper spelling of every single time I use it.
Why Valve doesn't provide new Portals and Half-Lifes for the masses begging for them is beyond me.
https://www.hypable.com/portal-3-may-never-happen/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life-3/half-life-3-release-date-story-gameplay-art
We need to make this a national priority ranking right up there with healthcare for all and halting climate change.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatSeg
(49,725 posts)when Bernie lost in 2016. Playing the victim is not a very flattering look. It changed a lot of people's opinion of Sanders, including mine.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DemocratSinceBirth
(100,294 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,147 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(84,309 posts)Phillip Agnew, who called Zionism racist, named Sanders campaign adviser
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(52,392 posts)socialization for his idiocy when he tweeted that.
I wouldn't expect anything but idiocy from him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TomCADem
(17,760 posts)Lets see how that fares among college students. Good luck with that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
treestar
(82,383 posts)Suppose you could get free public college if spring break were cancelled? Would Bernie agree?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(305,440 posts)youth think about that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
monmouth4
(10,141 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(70,178 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Americans are rejecting him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Sanders supporter on primary day: "Beer or Bernie? Beer or Bernie? Beer or Bernie? Hmm, I vote for BEER! But I'll be sure to vote in November...unless there's a party that day."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I never missed an election.
What next? If they cant vote in the classroom or at the free concert it is voter suppression?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Some campaigns are harmful to peoples mental health, not just the nation. People whove been here a while, such as back in 2016, have seen the effects of increasing extremism in some people.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden