Don't believe me? Have you taken a look at the people they're voting for?
The entire "voter suppression" conspiracy being advanced by progressives is nonsense on its face.
Really?
Nationwide, turnout was above 50%, with 35 million more voters than the previous midterm election in 2014. That year, just
over 36% of eligible voters showed up. This year, more than 30 million Americans had already voted two weeks before
If a right-wing cabal really is running a secret, suppress-the-vote operation, it's the most inept conspiracy since
These turnout numbers prove that voting just isn't that hard. If 118 million people did it in 2018 without a holiday, why do we need to shut down the post office and close the banks to get them to do it again?
Yes, it's true America's voting-age participation in elections is lower than some other developed countries. In 2016, there
were about 245 million Americans ages 18 and older, and only 56% of them voted in the Donald Trump vs.
That puts us behind countries like
Hey, you know who really has high voter turnout —
What America needs isn't more voters. It needs better voters. People who have some vague notion of what they're voting for or against, not just people practicing identity politics or voting with their political tribe.
If you're rushing to the polls to cast your vote to stop the forces of QAnon, or because you seriously believe the same
I also take umbrage with the idea that people who don't vote are doing something wrong. Folks who follow the news and keep up with current events sometimes forget that you're in the minority.
Under normal political circumstances, far more Americans follow the race to the World Series than the
We are not a nation full of civics nerds. We're a country that will spend as much money this year on ads for video games as for presidential campaigns (around $5 billion). Where cable TV's "90-Day Fiance" is a ratings juggernaut. (If you haven't seen it — don't.)
Who wants more of the people who think professional wrestling is real or that 9/11 was an inside job to help pick the next
president of
It's time to make voting harder.
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For example, the ideal ballot would have all the candidates for all the offices in one alphabetical list on one side, and the offices they seek on the other. If you can draw a line between "Donald Trump" and "President," your vote counts. If not — you're out.
Or we could use the "Jumble" ballot. Instead of having the names spelled out, voters would have to pick between "Oje Diben" and "Noladd Rumpt."
So no — don't make
It will remind everyone just how much these elections really cost.
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Michael Graham
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