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Bernie surrogate, Philip Agnew, on CNN's New Day, cites Spring Break as form of voter suppression (Original Post) Skya Rhen Mar 2020 OP
Participation trophy generation wyldwolf Mar 2020 #1
They are really grasping as straws, aren't they? :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #2
Absentee ballots? dansolo Mar 2020 #3
From the day I turned 18 (including my years in college), I haven't missed a single election... brooklynite Mar 2020 #4
Same here treestar Mar 2020 #19
None whatsoever. Codeine Mar 2020 #27
More excuses about why the youth have NEVER, in all his 50 years in politics, shown up to vote for Squinch Mar 2020 #5
I saw that. Any excuse for losing, I guess. BTW, young Biden voters go on spring break, too.... George II Mar 2020 #6
Spring break was extra work time and more money to me in college LiberalBrooke Mar 2020 #7
of course there are many exceptions.... quickesst Mar 2020 #8
yet they vote because treestar Mar 2020 #20
the draft is another issue.... quickesst Mar 2020 #21
And it is not just this generation. dawg day Mar 2020 #26
one thing I will say.... quickesst Mar 2020 #31
All those new video games coming out this month are youth voter suppression too. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #9
+1000 Skya Rhen Mar 2020 #13
lol +1 nt Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #22
Most video games release on a Tuesday. All these primaries on Tuesday... Jedi Guy Mar 2020 #24
Hey BidenBacker Mar 2020 #33
Or Half-Life 3... N/T Jedi Guy Mar 2020 #36
You are obviously a connoisseur of world-class video games BidenBacker Mar 2020 #40
I recall a lot of excuses and accusations PatSeg Mar 2020 #10
Phillip Agnew is the gentleman who suggested Michelle Obama was unattractive. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #11
Thought so. Said such arrogant, ugly things. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #29
They use this word term for everything. evertonfc Mar 2020 #12
Same idiot who called Zionism 'racist' dalton99a Mar 2020 #14
Agnew is the crazy misogynist who called Michelle Obama "ugly" and then kinda apologized by blaming highplainsdem Mar 2020 #15
Oh my lord... ehrnst Mar 2020 #16
So Bernie Sanders Wants To Cancel Spring Break? Okay. TomCADem Mar 2020 #17
I wonder if any would be good with a compromise treestar Mar 2020 #25
Sounds like it, doesn't.. yeah, we'll see what the Cha Mar 2020 #34
Is Phillip Agnew any relation to Spiro, VP to Nixon I believe..n/t monmouth4 Mar 2020 #18
based on results bernie has been suppressing his own voter turnout lol nt msongs Mar 2020 #23
Lol emmaverybo Mar 2020 #30
Snap! Cha Mar 2020 #35
Boom! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #28
Let's see now BidenBacker Mar 2020 #32
Aw. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #37
LOL! Even when I was a young guy who spent most of my time chasing beer and girls, GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #39
Developing victimization traits into political disorders. Hortensis Mar 2020 #41
 

wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)
1. Participation trophy generation
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:56 AM
Mar 2020

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
2. They are really grasping as straws, aren't they? :) nt
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:56 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dansolo

(5,379 posts)
3. Absentee ballots?
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:57 AM
Mar 2020

If someone knows they will not be around doing an election, they can request an absentee ballot.

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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
4. From the day I turned 18 (including my years in college), I haven't missed a single election...
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 07:59 AM
Mar 2020

No excuses.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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treestar

(82,383 posts)
19. Same here
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:41 AM
Mar 2020

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.

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Codeine

(25,586 posts)
27. None whatsoever.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 02:20 PM
Mar 2020

I turned 18 in time for the ‘88 elections and I’ve never missed a vote yet. People who waste that opportunity sadden me.

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Squinch

(52,399 posts)
5. More excuses about why the youth have NEVER, in all his 50 years in politics, shown up to vote for
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:01 AM
Mar 2020

BS.

Honestly, those who still believe that is going to happen are just being idiotic now.

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George II

(67,782 posts)
6. I saw that. Any excuse for losing, I guess. BTW, young Biden voters go on spring break, too....
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:03 AM
Mar 2020

....and I guess they don't know about absentee ballots?

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primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LiberalBrooke

(563 posts)
7. Spring break was extra work time and more money to me in college
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:09 AM
Mar 2020

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

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quickesst

(6,300 posts)
8. of course there are many exceptions....
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:18 AM
Mar 2020

.... 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.

************
Snip:
"It doesn’t matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isn’t something they can excel in, at least not yet.

The rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t 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 brain’s 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

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
20. yet they vote because
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:43 AM
Mar 2020

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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quickesst

(6,300 posts)
21. the draft is another issue....
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 12:33 PM
Mar 2020

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.

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dawg day

(7,947 posts)
26. And it is not just this generation.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 02:13 PM
Mar 2020

The majority of young people just don't vote. Having kids usually is the trigger, I think.

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quickesst

(6,300 posts)
31. one thing I will say....
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 05:55 PM
Mar 2020

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
9. All those new video games coming out this month are youth voter suppression too. n/t
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:21 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Jedi Guy

(3,308 posts)
24. Most video games release on a Tuesday. All these primaries on Tuesday...
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 01:29 PM
Mar 2020

Coincidence? I think not! The DNC is in cahoots with the video game industry to torpedo Bernie's campaign! The establishment strikes again!

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BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
33. Hey
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 06:06 PM
Mar 2020

If Valve released Portal 3 on Election Day then Biden would have to win without my vote.

Sorry, Joe.

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Jedi Guy

(3,308 posts)
36. Or Half-Life 3... N/T
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:28 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
40. You are obviously a connoisseur of world-class video games
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:01 PM
Mar 2020

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.

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PatSeg

(49,611 posts)
10. I recall a lot of excuses and accusations
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:39 AM
Mar 2020

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.

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DemocratSinceBirth

(100,037 posts)
11. Phillip Agnew is the gentleman who suggested Michelle Obama was unattractive.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:55 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

emmaverybo

(8,147 posts)
29. Thought so. Said such arrogant, ugly things.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 03:00 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

evertonfc

(1,713 posts)
12. They use this word term for everything.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:31 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dalton99a

(84,048 posts)
14. Same idiot who called Zionism 'racist'
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:49 AM
Mar 2020
https://www.timesofisrael.com/phillip-agnew-who-called-zionism-racist-named-sanders-campaign-adviser/
Phillip Agnew, who called Zionism ‘racist,’ named Sanders campaign adviser

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highplainsdem

(52,060 posts)
15. Agnew is the crazy misogynist who called Michelle Obama "ugly" and then kinda apologized by blaming
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:54 AM
Mar 2020

socialization for his idiocy when he tweeted that.

I wouldn't expect anything but idiocy from him.

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TomCADem

(17,719 posts)
17. So Bernie Sanders Wants To Cancel Spring Break? Okay.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:35 AM
Mar 2020

Lets see how that fares among college students. Good luck with that.

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
25. I wonder if any would be good with a compromise
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 02:00 PM
Mar 2020

Suppose you could get free public college if spring break were cancelled? Would Bernie agree?

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Cha

(304,721 posts)
34. Sounds like it, doesn't.. yeah, we'll see what the
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 06:19 PM
Mar 2020

youth think about that.

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monmouth4

(10,085 posts)
18. Is Phillip Agnew any relation to Spiro, VP to Nixon I believe..n/t
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 11:36 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

msongs

(69,980 posts)
23. based on results bernie has been suppressing his own voter turnout lol nt
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 01:23 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
38. Boom!
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:31 PM
Mar 2020

Americans are rejecting him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to Skya Rhen (Original post)

 

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
32. Let's see now
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 06:04 PM
Mar 2020

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."

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GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
39. LOL! Even when I was a young guy who spent most of my time chasing beer and girls,
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 08:42 PM
Mar 2020

I never missed an election.

What next? If they can’t vote in the classroom or at the free concert it is voter suppression?

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
41. Developing victimization traits into political disorders.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:47 AM
Mar 2020

Some campaigns are harmful to people’s mental health, not just the nation. People who’ve been here a while, such as back in 2016, have seen the effects of increasing extremism in some people.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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