• vividspecter
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    9 months ago

    Rightly or wrongly, non-voters are irrelevant in a democracy.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      They aren’t irrelevant. They can be mobilized, and their turnout made the difference in Georgia and Arizona flipping blue. Some are apathetic, but others would vote if they had transportation, time off work, childcare, were informed about what interests of theirs were at stake