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39. I was young once and didn't vote.

Thu May 5, 2022, 10:15 AM

May 2022

I was old enough to vote against Reagan in 1980 and didn't get around to it. In retrospect, it might be the single most important election of my lifetime to date.

I listened to MSM and Republicans who said Jimmy Carter was weak and so I didn't bother to vote. Four years later I was informed enough to get myself registered and vote against Reagan but it was too late, he was already in office, his acting abilities made him enormously popular, and the damage was done.

I'm going to help GOTV but I won't judge young people .

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Debbie Downer here. Would repealing Roe vs Wade REALLY spur Democratic turnout? [View all] Vogon_Glory May 2022 OP

Hi There, Debbie. MineralMan May 2022 #1

I will try, I am still giving money Vogon_Glory May 2022 #3

That would really limit discussion and reflection here, wouldn't it? 867-5309. May 2022 #17

Not necessarily. Discussion and reflection are perfectly possible MineralMan May 2022 #19

Then if someone is of the opinion this isn't going to motivate Democrats 867-5309. May 2022 #28

And here we are discussing, no? MineralMan May 2022 #38

You have to wonder about this sort of thing and why some do this instead of rallying the vote. Demsrule86 May 2022 #66

I agree 100%! MineralMan May 2022 #67

Stop blaming young voters. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #2

I'd be delighted to be surprised Vogon_Glory May 2022 #4

They LITERALLY got Biden elected. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #5

I don't blame young people but shame on you for painting Boomers, millenials, and others with the hlthe2b May 2022 #21

I giving you the statistics. Boomers overwhelmingly went Trump. Am I wrong? Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #22

You deride everyone on this board that is not a Gen Z or Alpha. No, those are NOT the facts-- hlthe2b May 2022 #23

I 100% did not "deride everyone." Where do you get that? Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #25

Boomers and Millenials were evenly split. They did NOT overwhelmingly support Trump. Pew FACTS! hlthe2b May 2022 #27

You're looking at the wrong chart on that page. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #32

Also, I think you meant to say Gen X and Millennials were evenly split. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #40

No. I have twice provided you quote from the summary. Gen Xers and Boomers were more evenly split. hlthe2b May 2022 #52

I said I was wrong about Boomers. But you initially said Millennials and Boomers were evenly split. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #55

The quote which I've provided 3x: Gen Xers and Boomers were MORE evenly split in their preference hlthe2b May 2022 #57

Yes, but look at this post of yours Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #61

I stopped responding to those whose every comment is "yes, but" a very long time ago hlthe2b May 2022 #63

OK. I will be more direct. YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #65

As a boomer, I agree with this assessment. yardwork May 2022 #43

It's going to happen. I get it. My generation (Gen X) is moving more right, too. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #44

I noticed a rightward tilt in myself in my middle years. yardwork May 2022 #46

I teach high school, and probably every few weeks I grapple with BEING the machine. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #47

Thank you for your service. yardwork May 2022 #56

It's all good. I thought we were on the same side on that and I was miscommunicating. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #62

They also joined the campaign that threw the 2016 electorate to Trump. Budi May 2022 #31

Um, no Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #42

We lost the 3 key Electoral States. Stein's votes were equal to the #'s we needed Budi May 2022 #48

Well, even if that is the SOLE reason for the loss Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #50

As would I. Budi May 2022 #54

Very good points. yardwork May 2022 #41

Two words: secondwind May 2022 #6

I'm sure Sarandon thinks this repeal will spark her revolution. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2022 #7

Women should be militant about Abortion access through menopause. Ilsa May 2022 #8

counting on it bigtree May 2022 #9

You should film yourself reading this and post it to TikTok. Duncan Grant May 2022 #10

If I had a speaking voice like Ron Johnson's Vogon_Glory May 2022 #33

Duncan, I have missed you! yardwork May 2022 #45

I should start my mornings with The Prayer of St. Francis. Duncan Grant May 2022 #59

I agree with you. We need to push the fact that Roe is not the only decision based on privacy Raven123 May 2022 #11

This Roe issue, with alito as very bad guy target, with 'no marital rape' inflammation, empedocles May 2022 #12

Placing signs in my front yard. ChazII May 2022 #13

I think it motivates both sides, really 867-5309. May 2022 #14

I think more people will blame mucifer May 2022 #15

👍 K & R Budi May 2022 #49

Young voters were a primary reason why Biden won TwilightZone May 2022 #16

And they've been on board blaming him since. Budi May 2022 #36

It is not helping when our pols are endorsing anti-choice candidates. Emile May 2022 #18

There are activist young people like the Stoneman Douglas survivors. hlthe2b May 2022 #20

It doesn't help when we're endorsing anti-choice male Dems AntivaxHunters May 2022 #24

While you are correct to worry, worry about all age groups, not just the youngest. Over the years FSogol May 2022 #26

There was always an implied threat about the SC PlanetBev May 2022 #34

It was real all the other times. Poor Democratic turnout in the past led up to this point. n/t FSogol May 2022 #37

True. That is exactly what happened in Obama's term. Budi May 2022 #51

I'm usually a buzzkill on here, but even I think it would be a huge boost to our turnout Amishman May 2022 #29

Keep in mind PlanetBev May 2022 #30

Exactly. Wait until we start seeing stories of women dying from problem pregnancies Midnight Writer May 2022 #58

We will have to wait and see of course Mad_Machine76 May 2022 #35

I was young once and didn't vote. yardwork May 2022 #39

Not me, I voted the minute I could (Carter). I worked on local campaigns from the age of 16 or so. FSogol May 2022 #60

Young voters will turn out if motivated dalton99a May 2022 #53

I trust women are motivated. CrispyQ May 2022 #64