I Think it's Time to Focus Much More Attention on the Millions of Non-Voters

[dlk]

We can find ways to show them that they, too, have skin in the game. As for Trump voters, they can rot.

[leftstreet]

1. Good luck with that

I agree, but you hardly see our elected representatives try to do anything about voter suppression, gerrymandering, etc

Perhaps in the rarefied DC air the thought of more rabble...

[dlk]

2. I Agree, Much More Needs to Be Done in that Regard

I also think we can’t afford to give up on the non-voters. I believe there is enough creativity and ingenuity to find multiple ways of getting non-voters to register and vote. With so much at stake, it’s worth the effort.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. indeed - BUT - when we have a hacked election and nothing is done to fix anything...

apathy is certainly understandable.

The rot - the stink - is very wide and very deep.

[dlk]

7. Agreed, However, How Much Did Voter Apathy Give the Cheaters a Green Light?

Passive people are often stepped on.

[dalton99a]

11. +1.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

4. 90Million eligible voters DID NOT vote in 2016 election!

Forget reublican voters, let them wallow in hate. Also, I'm skeptical about never trumpers--they talk a good anti-trump game, yet can't trust them., can't count on them. Your right, getting out the vote by focusing on those that opted not to vote in 2016; as well as registering new voters is critical in 2020; Getting out the vote campaign worked for us in 2018, I remain hopeful that 2020 will be a win for our democratic candidate.
#voteblue2020



Turnout
2012 Obama: 65.9m
2016 Clinton: 59.1m = -6.8m
2012 Romney: 60.9m
2016 Trump: 59m = -1.9m
[https://twitter.com/DomenicoNPR]


Projections from the United States Elections Project show that there were 231,556,622 Americans eligible to vote, but 138,884,643 voted. That means that 40 percent didn’t vote, while 60 percent did. The voter turnout will likely increase as the popular vote continues to be counted.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://heavy.com/news/2016/11/eligible-voter-turnout-for-2016-data-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-republican-democrat-popular-vote-registered-results/amp/&ved=2ahUKEwin7J31icDjAhVToZ4KHWtdBPwQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw2JenofQ7DQNNRLQSTB50VN&cf=1&cshid=1563508293325

[dlk]

9. I Believe This is Doable and Deserves Every Democrat's Attention

There will be epic cheating in 2020 and turnout is our only hope.

[kimbutgar]

5. My sister in law has a liberal Mother and her children with ex husband are fat donnie supporters

She has brought into the both sides are equally bad because she doesn’t want to piss anybody off so she doesn’t vote. How can I get someone like that to the polls? She is convinced Repukes and the Democratic Party are equally corrupt. Her brother( my husband) has a hard time talking politics with her without losing it.

[dlk]

6. The Mainstream Media's "Bothsiderism" Has Had a Terrible Impact

There is no equivalent, moral or otherwise, to Nazi’s openly marching in our streets, kidnapping children at the border and locking them in cages or private citizens raking in hundreds of millions of dollars running concentration camps. There has never been an equivalent to a president who openly brags about sexually assaulting women. It may be helpful to find out what’s issues are most important to her and gently remind her that when she doesn’t vote, she’s giving the person she doesn’t agree with two votes. People who are discouraged or scared often shut down. It must be especially disheartening for her to have children who are Trumpers. If you can let her know she is important and her vote is important, she may come around. To paraphrase, evil triumphs when good people do nothing. Democracy can’t succeed if people don’t vote. Good luck.

[maxsolomon]

10. There's undoubtedly a lot of people in her camp, but

there are millions and millions who don't vote for more prosaic reasons:

Can't get to the polls, have to work
"Too busy" (not busy, just spaced)
Apathy
Don't know how to buy a stamp

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. K&Fuckin' R

[dlk]

12. :)

[DemocraticSocialist8]

13. The thing about appealing to non-voters is you can't do it with ANY candidate

It has to be someone who appeals to them on issues. I don't think everyone running is equipped to do that because they don't connect with voters on issues like healthcare, climate change, criminal justice, etc. Politicians have to inspire folks to turn out. That's what Obama did in 2008 and 2012. It's a mix of charisma and policy appeal. Obama ran on changing the system in 2008 and that resonated with people after 8 years of a corrupt Bush administration.

There are only a handful of Dems running in 2020 who have that. Some are openly against changing things too much. That's not a winning strategy in my mind.

[Takket]

14. Maybe filling out a ballot should be mandatory

Give people the option to just check “I don’t wish to cast any votes” on their ballot and leave the rest blank, but require everyone to do so.

You’d basically need some sort of nationwide absentee mail in ballot system to make this work and/or more voting days since it isn’t fair to expect people who CAN’T make it to vote on Tuesday to be fined.

But I bet if you actually sent those 90 million a ballot at least half of them would fill out votes on it.

[dlk]

15. We Have to Go All Out, Using Any Strategy that Works

I think many voters feel invisible. Letting them know that they matter, their vote matters and keying into issues that matter to them works. Also not enough is said about the fact that democracy only exists if the citizens vote and explains the calculated efforts with voter suppression. It’s all hands in deck for the 2020 election. Otherwise, it may very well be our last.

[elocs]

16. Consequences of the Big Lie: "it doesn't matter who I vote for".

How many voters on the Left bough into the Big Lie in 2016?
The one that said it didn't matter if you voted for Clinton or not because she and Trump were just the same. I wonder how many would defend their non-choice now?
I'm reading the excuses for a Democratic loss already: gerrymandering (how do you gerrymander a presidential election?), voter suppression, Russian interference. But come election day, if you have not yet voted, going to cast your ballot is the only thing left within your power to do.
After what Trump has done to this nation, how can any sane person claim their vote makes no difference, that the candidates are just the same?

[dlk]

17. Sadly, Too Many Americans Are Just Plain Lazy

If something doesn’t directly impact their life, they don’t care or are too intellectually lazy to think about how many issues impact them.