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LizVerite

(25 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:35 PM Oct 4

How to get nonvoters involved.

Does anyone here know much about why so many moderate or left leaning people didn't vote in 2024?

I'm especially interested in younger people. Gen Z and younger millennials.

We desperately need their vote.

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How to get nonvoters involved. (Original Post) LizVerite Oct 4 OP

Propaganda campaign aided by Russian bots to smear Gaza on Harris/Walz. usonian Oct 4 #1

I think many thought that Kamala was unbeatable against the imbecile Ping Tung Oct 4 #2

There are plenty of reasons people don't vote, but the main ones are barriers to voting (suppression and/or WhiskeyGrinder Oct 4 #3

A lot of poorly informed and/or idiotic people think that because they are not RockRaven Oct 4 #4

usonian

(21,323 posts)

1. Propaganda campaign aided by Russian bots to smear Gaza on Harris/Walz.

Reply to LizVerite (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:53 PM

Oct 4

I saw it.

Other lies, as well.

Ping Tung

(3,842 posts)

2. I think many thought that Kamala was unbeatable against the imbecile

Reply to LizVerite (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:00 PM

Oct 4

and didn't bother to vote.

In my state we have vote by mail so the temptation to skip it is not as strong.

WhiskeyGrinder

(25,796 posts)

3. There are plenty of reasons people don't vote, but the main ones are barriers to voting (suppression and/or

Reply to LizVerite (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:17 PM

Oct 4

accessibility) and not thinking their ballot matters. You can start there.

RockRaven

(18,155 posts)

4. A lot of poorly informed and/or idiotic people think that because they are not

Reply to LizVerite (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:20 PM

Oct 4

interested in politics that politics does not affect them or that they cannot affect politics.

They are wrong, of course.

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