The less you vote, the more you back Trump

I want to vote more, but when I try to vote more than once the poll workers get upset and tell me to leave.

The less you brain, the more you back Trump.

I am really not following all the vitriol in the comments, are people not only ignoring the article to react to the headline but then also mis-reading the headline?

It's not saying anyone ought to vote a certain way, it's just pointing out that low-propensity voters tend to support Trump.

I suspect this is due to the recent polarization around education. Highly educated people tend to vote more, and over the last decade they have tended to vote more and more for Democrats. And vice versa for low-formal-education folks.

This has been a recipe for a democratic win for a for decades. High turnouts favor democrats.

You could literally put a half eaten turkey sandwich against Trump and I'd vote for the sandwich 100% of the time.

I want to repeat this as much as possible because I think it's incredibly important. When you vote for a president, you are not voting for one person, you are voting for thousands. You are voting for an entire branch of government, possibly 2. The president appoints an insane amount of positions, so when you vote for the one person you need to also think about all the other positions they will be nominating people for. Hundreds of federal judges, hundreds of secretaries, dozens of heads of departments and agencies, hundreds of ambassadors, and most importantly, potentially lifetime appointments of Supreme court judges, which can flip an entire other branch of government. There are also tons of lower level positions on top of those, and if that's not enough already, many of these appointments span multiple presidencies, so you're not just voting for the next 4 years, but potentially long after that.

So when you're looking at the ballot, do not think about the names on the paper, think about the thousands of incredibly important, powerful, and influential roles that they will fill. As powerful as the president is, when you add up all those other positions, they are even more important than the one position of president.

I tried to vote, but the DNC cancelled the Democratic primary in my state.

Well, this is a fun discussion!

...Anyways, I like to think that the title implies you're supposed to vote more than once lol

votes third party

How to piss off everyone at LW, watch:

I am voting for neither. I'm going to match what I care about with a specific candidate, because I don't like Trump or Biden. [/opinion]

Now I'll just sit and wait for the "you idiot" comments and the vitriol geyser to blow. This should be entertaining to watch people think my vote's going to make a difference in the electoral college.

The less you campaign for electoral reform in your state, the more you support the republican party.

Switching away from first past the post voting allows people to vote for who represents them best while still counting their vote against those they dont want to win. Just search for videos on FPTP voting if you want an explanation on how and why the spoiler effect exists.

Electoral reform is possible in each individual state (for now), we dont need federal reform! Maine and Alaska have already passed electoral reform.

Republicans are moving to make alternative electoral systems illegal in their states. Why would you want to use the same voting system republicans prefer?

More political parties means a higher percentage of the population is representedby their choices in the voting booth. More people involved in the electoral process, more people engaged.

Its a win win win all around for not just the people, but also for the democratic party. More people voting means more democratic votes. The numbers dont lie. So what’s the hold up blue states?

You believe it’s critical to vote for the democrats to beat the Republicans, thus you should 100% be fully invested in passing electoral reform in your state.

Electoral reform needs to be the number one priority for every democrat. This is a existential threat to our nation, so we must use EVERY tool at our disposal. No more waiting. This especially goes for those in blue states.

Consider starting a campaign to change how we vote in your own state! Force our representatives to compete with fresh outside ideas. We deserve the best representation, not excuses.

In other words, more elections years you voted in since 2018 makes it more likely you voted for Biden.

This makes sense because Trump pushed turnout for the Dems with his deeply unpopular presidency. And this same dynamic can sink Biden in 2024 if he continues to be more unpopular than Trump.

This ain't no big revelation to anyone. Since the 1960's Republicans have relied on liberal voter's apathy to win seats in government. It's liberalism's greatest weakness and failure - the belief that someone else should be responsible because they can't be bothered.

so does this include the US dissidents not allowed to vote legally?

fuck that

politicians like Biden crafted and wrote laws over the years that culminated in mine and others votes being taken away

not our fault people keep voting Demopublicans in

we need to get rid of both these corporate bought parties

so is the line now that even though the biden administrations policies are wildly unpopular there's no reason to be worried or examine support held for the party because the turnout will make up the difference?

shoo!

The more conservative BS you let the DNC get away with, the more you back Trump. Im not gonna vote for conservatives no matter how bad one of em is.

What if your a lifelong red voter and you vote less?

Like I get where your coming from, but it’s only because your audience are the sane ones.

Alright. RFK Jr. it is then...

Wow, this article sure did get the bot trash buzzing lol.

I had difficulty parsing the article title. I thought it meant that not voting means you back trump (since this is a common narrative by democrat supporters), but actually it's saying that people who vote less consistently support trump more.

I dont really understand the math behind it, can some one explain to me please ?

Vote like your (or someone you love's) life depends on it and convince everyone you know to do the same, because it does.

This is true, but why? Because we have plurality voting and the electoral college. STAR voting, approval voting, ranked choice voting. Any of those voting systems would fix that, along with ending the electoral college. 1 Citizen, 1 Vote.