Not one state reached 40% turnout in the 2024 primaries. Some states had better primary turnout in 2022! With all the state and federal Representatives and 1/3 of Senators, so many people said “the Democratic party won’t hold a real primary for President so I’m going to ignore all the rest of the offices that effect me and then complain about all the candidates in the general.”
We can’t vote extra hard to make up for the people who don’t vote at all. We have to try and get them to vote.
I’ve been turning up to vote.
It isn’t working.
Awesome! If you can, next time bring someone who never has before.
As regular voters, you and I aren’t what I’m encouraging needs to change. We still have pitiful turnout, particularly in the primaries.
https://statesunited.org/resources/voter-turnout-since-2000/
Not one state reached 40% turnout in the 2024 primaries. Some states had better primary turnout in 2022! With all the state and federal Representatives and 1/3 of Senators, so many people said “the Democratic party won’t hold a real primary for President so I’m going to ignore all the rest of the offices that effect me and then complain about all the candidates in the general.”
We can’t vote extra hard to make up for the people who don’t vote at all. We have to try and get them to vote.
Like I haven’t been trying to get other people to vote, too.
And writing my legislators.
And signing petitions.
And showing up at protests.
And it’s still not working.
All I’m saying is giving up and doing nothing has less chance of working.
Both won’t work.
One wastes less of my time.