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submitted 5 months ago by goferking0 to c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net

User tries to troll progressive politics by saying just vote to remove Republicans. Proceeds to punch left when people raise why more than voting is needed

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[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago

The argument doesn’t make sense. Historically, higher turnouts have helped Democrats more so than Republicans, but that’s due to the particular politics of the elections in question. It’s not some absolute rule. Plus it depends a lot on where the higher than normal turnout occurs. Hitting 95% turnout in New York and California won’t do shit.

[-] goferking0 15 points 5 months ago

Also ignores all the voter suppression both parties are happy to do, which usually is targeted towards the younger voters. No wonder they have low turnout when they do their best to keep them from voting

[-] PKMKII@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

porky-happy Democrats when young progressive voters show up for the general election

porky-scared-flipped Democrats when young progressive voters show up for the primary

[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago

These people always ignore the electoral college when they're doing their shaming.

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