All American citizens: please vote. Many states still allow registration. If you need help on the process, please message me and I'll help directly. It is of critical importance to make your voice heard.
If you're an American voting from abroad, you can use [email protected] - an email-to-fax service being run by the government to collate and fax your ballot - if your county allows vote by fax.
If you want to check whether you are registered, check www.vote.org Your local county may also have resources, including email, chat agents, etc. Your mileage may vary by county. Other resources: www.vote411.org , www.usa.gov , www.ballotpedia.com
Why do you encourage people to vote? Never understood that
I don't speak for him, but whenever I hear people say "please vote" or "this election is important" it almost always translates to "vote democrat". Lol in all seriousness though, I think it's pretty important that the public, no matter how much/little they care that they have their say in the democratic process.
WTF?
I'm just being facetious man
While it sounds ridiculous, this is actually not crazy. Look at what the left did to Ken Bone when he said he was undecided the other day. They devoured him. I'm watching lots of sports still because I'm not triggered by kneeling, but all these NBA and NFL players are telling me to vote. Do we think that even 1% of the NBA would vote for Trump?
There have been more vote messages this year than in years past. The implication is that we need to vote the bad orange man out. If Trump wasn't who he was, and the last election wasn't lost by a Democrat who won the popular vote, these commercials wouldn't be airing at the rate they are.
I don't care why they are telling people to vote. They're not telling people to vote for a certain party. They're telling people to vote. Period.
Trump supporters and Biden supporters alike watch NFL and NBA.
Thanks for making the most fundamental aspect of any democratic society into a partisan nonsense.
Because younger people have historically been the demographic that didn’t vote in the past. They are typically more liberal/democrat-leaning. Telling the country to vote is just them trying to boost the turnout for young folks.
No, the voter turnout for young folks is low, and they make up a sizable portion of the total population. This is unique to them as a demographic. This is why there was a historically high voter turnout in the 2018 midterms. Young people voted at unprecedented rates at that time.
Our society would be so much better if 80% of the voting age population voted instead of 20%. I feel the same way about the tax base: the broader, the better. People need to participate in society.
Go vote guys and yea vote democrat. Don't vote for that baboon in the white house
I mean, Republicans fight against mail-in ballots for this very reason. If they made voting easier for people, or if more people voted, it benefits Democrats. Pretty sad that to win, you have to make sure less people vote.
This is 100% accurate in all of my Facebook and Instagram feeds
green party baby
*only semi sarcastic
I mean id rather vote for the old guy than that total fucking embarrassment we have in office now
That may be due to the Republican party's practices of voter suppression that works in their favour when fewer people vote. When you hear "Please Vote" it's often lead with candidates or supporters of democratic parties because their the ones that understand that the majority favours the Democratic party (from the numerous polls that lead up to the election) and that the majority of those voters will be doing it through the mail-in ballot option.
Civic engagement is important, no matter what your political stance. Voting reminds politicians that they are answerable to the population, and it makes sure that issue that matter get discussed and hopefully legislated on. If only a small minority of people vote, then politicians will play to niche views rather than issues that address the broader common interest. Voting also gives a voice, even if small, to the population, and that out to contribute on some level to greater social harmony. Voting is key to a democracy.
The more our elected leaders represent the will of the people, the better a democracy functions. Right now, the 65+ demographic votes far, far more than the 18-30 year old demographic, which means our leaders do not represent the populace of voting adults correctly.
Young people are usually more busy (stressful/multiple jobs, family, young kids, etc.) and have more things to worry about than 65+ (free healthcare, SS), so they need to be encouraged to vote.
I registered 8 voters this week :)
I am excited for some of the props on the california ballot.
I'm uncertain about some things though. Does a yes vote have to be all or nothing? Will voting yes or no on a prop that is a start, but not on point detrimental to any future props? Can't we vot yes and then expect improvements, or will a vote of yes give a false sense of accomplishment and prevent future improvements on what a prop is aimed at?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/why-eff-doesnt-support-cal-prop-24
My favorite thing on the CA ballot is Prop 16. So progressive they're going to repeal civil rights law banning discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, and public contracting. And if you don't vote for it you're... racist?
WTF happened to Cali? It used be actually progressive. Now it wants to fight racism with racism? Da fuq?
Imagine requiring by law to vote. Lol.
You'd be forcing people to practice their freedom.
GoVuHmEnT: "If you don't use your freedom to determine the direction of this country, we'll put you in jail!"
But seriously, aren't there verified studies on what incentivizes more people to vote?
A federal paid day-off on election day would probably help
It's definitely a good start. They do that at Singapore and their voter turn out is 80%. Also they take away your voting rights if you don't vote couple times and you have to file bunch of paperwork to get it back. But lots of people vote there.
In this case wouldn't they need to provide a "no confidence" or absenting option then.
But don´t forget to vote for the ONLY RIGHT SIDE GUISE!!1! /s
I don’t think having a smaller voting group is actually bad. No offense to anyone, but not everyone really should be voting.
Originally only land owners could vote, I think this is too restricted, but generally, a person should have some skin in the game if they are going to be participating in the direction of the country, and by that I mean they should be contributing a portion of what the earn to the government on a net basis (taxes paid - entitlements received).
I suppose an argument could be made that the current low turnout is just a form of self-selection where the people who actually care enough about the issues to go out and vote are given a greater weight for their individual opinion relative to the population.
This might be one of the worst takes I've seen on WSO.
Agreed, this thread has really made WSO look bad. All Americans over 17 (except people serving time for felonies) have the right to vote. Anyone who wants to restrict that is UN-AMERICAN.
The original purpose for this was so only people who were "educated" (by the standards at the time at least) and had a vested interest in being knowledgeable about policy were participating in voting. Obviously there were elements of racism and exclusion that got baked into it by the culture at the time, but I believe the core idea behind it actually made some sense. I think there's an argument to be made that voting should be treated as a right just like owning a firearm is. Just because you have it doesn't mean everyone should exercise it. They have every right to and no one should ever infringe on that, but it's more often than not to their own and everyone else's detriment if they simply use it willy nilly without taking the time to educate themselves on how to use it (IE understand what the hell it is they're voting for).
This is made infinitely harder in today's world because politicians put forth bills and other proposals that have been drafted by lobbyists into dense, jargon-filled essays that even well-educated people have a hard time getting through simply because of the work they're putting into just living their normal lives. If there were a way to force legislators to summarize and simplify their proposal process and make it widely accessible for people to study and ask questions about, then I think we could begin to make a case for only letting people who have taken the time to educate themselves about the topic participate in a given vote. It's touchy though, lots of opportunities for negative bias and a slippery slope to derail the whole thing.
No. This whole message to the nation to “vote, vote, vote” is imo a way to boost the turnout for younger people, who typically lean left/democratic and have had low voter turnout in the past. These are the people (mostly ages 18-22) who have never lived one day in their life without their parent’s money, who have never gotten a paycheck and seen 20-30% of it go to Uncle Sam and thought, “Wtf?” Voting is crucial for democracy but this mindless encouragement is only going to cause mass uninformed voting.
First off, I disagree that you shouldn't encourage everyone who is legally allowed to participate in our democracy to do so. Obviously, you also have just as much a right not to vote under our system.
Aside from that, saying that young people don't have any skin in the game is very much false. Young people will bear the brunt of what politicians choose to do now. Young people will be holding the bag decades from now when Social Security won't be able to give the full retirement benefits every person has payed in for. Even Milton Friedman called the current Social Security system regressive because high earners pay a lower percentage of their total income. Young people will have to deal decades from now with the rising sea level and increased extreme weather events making significant parts of this country uninhabitable. And many of the young people who have chosen to better themselves by going to college already know the big debt burden they'll be facing in student loans (which can't even be wiped out in bankruptcy). The young have already grown up in a society where defined benefit pensions are practically gone (I recognize it is very complicated bringing these back in the current monetary environment) and a secure long term financial future cannot be expected. They are already dealing with enough. And if you want a healthy long term economy, you need people feeling secure enough to spend.
Weird. You frame the arguments for young people voting exactly as any liberal Democrat would frame it. But yeah, "go vote" has no partisanship underlying it...
What I’m basically hearing is that you realize republicans can only win if less people vote.
Imagine watching the entire MAGA movement being built on low information voters addicted to conspiracy theories and worshipping their conman leader, and thinking that teenagers are the uninformed electorate bloc we need to worry about.
There’s a lot of uninformed people all over the place, but a specific kind who support left-leaning causes are concentrated in the youth demographic. This demographic also happens to have a low voter participation history, so a general message of “Go Vote!” will get more support for Dems. This is what happened in the unprecedented voter turnout of the 2018 midterms.
NPR informs you well, I'm sure.
Don't worry, I fulfilled my civic duty and voted 15 times!
(@the government and @low eq Northwestern Mutual hardos this is obviously a joke)
Thanks for the reminder - almost forgot to vote for Trump (in person).
Yes please vote. Vote for Trump.
asdf
The voting age should be raised to 30.
And the maximum presidential age set to 70...
perhaps we should have an IQ test for voting
It says a lot about the American political landscape when the supporters of one party are actively opposed to the idea of every American citizen exercising their right to vote. Gerrymandering and voter restrictions FTW, amirite? I guess it’s not OK if young people from California or New York vote, but it is OK when Farmer Joe from bumfuck Ruraltown USA who thinks Hillary Clinton was running a child sex slavery ring in the basement of a pizza parlour votes.
Who do you think these people are? The fact that you call them bumfucks from Ruraltown is exactly why these people are so fanatical about their support for Trump. It’s like Hillary’s “basket of deplorables” comment.
The type of people who claim America is the greatest country on earth while hating half the other states, all despite never having left their own state.
The American founders didn't like the idea of democracy. George Washington won a *unanimous* presidential election among a small group of electors. Those of us steeped in the ideology of America's founding and those of us who simply look around the world at the failures of majoritarian rule are extremely skeptical of the idea that we should be encouraging people who don't know the issues to vote.
Let me guess: you think you know enough about the issues to vote but think millions of other Americans should be disenfranchised. When George Washington was elected, women weren’t allowed to vote and black people were considered 3/5s of a human and literally personal property. What an asinine argument.
Yes, everyone of legal age should vote and yes, people who encourage voting seem to be the dems. I am not sure why encouraging people to vote is a dem thing, though. It does seem like republicans try to suppress the vote. I think that in a part of Texas, they are unfairly rigging the mail in system by limiting the number of drop off boxes. If you are confident in your ideas, you should not need to mess around with things like this. For the most part, the Trump vote is an anti-socialist vote. Fear of socialism is irrational, as the United States will never be a completely socialist country. How can we turn into a socialist country when the majority of decisions in the US are made by small states. The only possible way the US would turn into a socialist country would be if the senate reflected the will of the people, as it does in the house.
High morals and principles should count for something and a vote for the current POTUS reflects a abandonment of our collective moral compass. The man cannot even show an ounce of compassion when a group of people had planned to kidnap Governor Whitmer and take over the government in Michigan. Michigan is part of the United States... He should at least try to fake the compassion for his own good, as it would probably get him votes. He does not run the country for the benefit of the entire United States.
You just said the US would turn socialist if the Senate fell under majority rule, which was EXACTLY what YOU were advocating for yesterday...
This is not going to happen.
Dude.....Donald Trump is president of the United States. In 2016, we all lost the ability to make the argument, "but that will never happen in the US...."
The “Please Vote” campaign and surplus of commercials and such is most certainly due to “Please Vote and Do Not Vote Trump”. Not sure how anyone can deny that.
I have never seen anything of the amount of commercials in prior years as I am seeing now.
maybe you just weren't paying attention before. Getting the vote out has always been a pretty big campaign. That said, in the current polarized environment, there may have been a step-up. Hard to say.
Please vote and oh by the way, orange man bad
In fairness, the United States has never had a federal government that has been so polarizing with widely criticized policies and views on both sides of the political landscape. The decision to pull troops out of Turkey was one of gross incompetence, as was the mismanagement and continued criticism towards efforts to combat COVID. These are just the two largest political stances the federal government has taken that has forced the United States into political turmoil with former allies and economic turmoil when compared with other developed countries tackling COVID.
The "Please Vote" is often inspired by Democrats because Republicans have benefited from lower voter turnout instilled through voter suppression tactics such as gerrymandering or invalidating votes for minor discrepancies (hyphenated vs. non-hyphenated name, etc.).
That isn't true. The country went to war 160 years ago over how bitterly divided two parties were. And it was much the same types of people fighting over the same types of issues. Conservatives, from mostly the same places, were then eager to keep an entire ethnic group as literal property. Humane liberals opposed them. 75 years later we had riots as the same types of conservatives, from the same types of places, tried to keep that same ethnic group as second class citizens and in effective, if not technical, bondage. And now, 75 years later again, we have the same types of conservatives, from the same types of places, trying to keep the social and economic privileges from the same ethnic group, and it's again liberals trying to thwart them.
This is why history is as important, or more so, than STEM fields. We repeat history again and again in the name of placating the same minority of piece of shit dirtbags, and give in again and again
If you love fighting pointless Middle Eastern wars so much, why don't you go pick up your rifle and fight? Neocon.
I can see why Republican supporters are opposed to seeing more Americans vote. With Electoral College maps, gerrymandering and voter restrictions, the map's been tilted in the Republican Party's favour the last decade or two (with the voting maps giving rural areas almost 2.5x the voting power of big cities). Democrats usually need about a 2-3% spread in the Electoral College, 4% in the House, and 6-7% in the Senate to achieve a majority. The Republicans could theoretically win a majority in the election every single time, even if they lose the popular vote. For example, in the 2018 Senate races, the Democrats received more votes, but the Republicans gained more seats. In Wisconsin, Democrats captured 53% of the lower house votes, but the Republicans captured more than 60% of the seats. At this point, the Democrats are clearly the more popular party in America, but America's political system allows the Republicans to essentially retain minority rule. The only way for the Democrats to tip this back in their favour is to turn out more of the voting base, as it puts the quantifiable odds of success in their favour. Hence, the non-stop (debunked) claims from the Republican Party about voting fraud, restrictions on mail-in voting, etc. The more people come out to vote, the more likely it is that the Republicans lose the election, and both parties are well aware of that.
So true...and there is no counter to this claim. It's all in the numbers. "If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy.” Anyone who wants to stop Americans from voting, is anti-American. Modern conservatism = anti=American. Man that was easy!
Hadn't heard there was an upcoming election let alone considered voting up until I saw this WSO post. Thanks, now I'm going to vote!!!
Is she hurting you? You are by far the shittiest person on this website now that Brady and TNA have disappeared.
You are among those most vocal for the discrimination against and the collective punishment of my ethnic group. That's more offensive than any name calling you might come up with.
WTF I sent you that selfie in confidence
At least this was funny
lmaoooo
First time voting and used a pencil on my ballot only to see that you're supposed to use blue or black pen. Fuck
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"Please vote" roughly translates to "Vote for Biden in 2020." It is so funny that people (not saying OP) do not clarify what they mean. When celebs etc promote signup websites and stuff I wonder if they are intending for people to register for either party? hmmmm
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Thanks for the reminder! Would have forgot, but just sent in my absentee ballot for Trump
Currently reading through this thread, and I highly encourage everyone to vote. That being said, if people here want to get their gears turning, I would HIGHLY recommend the book “The Myth of the Rational Voter” by Bryan Caplan (hope I spelled his name correctly). Very interesting stuff, and I am reminded of it every election cycle by people’s statements here and there.
Great book! Would highly recommend as well.
I decided that I will vote, for Biden, IF...Hunter releases the sex tape in full.
I'll fix the issue.
Let's go back to the original rules. Only landowners are allowed to vote, and min voting age is 21. Maybe 25. Also no women can vote anymore.
BOOM, Problems solved
This graph really isn't that informative since they don't show what the totals would be like under Trump. Also, the numbers vary by state and city, so they include state and local tax too, for which Biden is not responsible. Although I would be livid if 60% of my income went to the government, it seems like the people behind this graphic cherrypicked numbers without giving the full picture.
Sir, this is a Wendy’s
Just do as Fifty does.
Lmao, "Please vote" is usually what Democrats say when they try and get you to vote blue. 2/10 post.
You are right but what is preventing any republican or affiliated organization from putting out a similar message?
Republican would just be up front and say "vote Republican".
“I don't vote Republican or Democrat. Choosing is a sin, so I always just write in the Lord's name!”
"That's Republican, we count those."
This "please vote" "exercise your blah" is the dumbest, slyest piece of crock shit propaganda i have ever heard of in the last 2 hours (yes 2 hrs, i aint gonna go in my lifetime cuz a lot of dumb shit gets said).
Dem's have taken the moral high ground on almost every single piece of argument. Rights for everyone, payouts to all, XYZ for everyone and everything under the sun. You need something? YOU GOT IT. fuck being fiscally responsible, we'll figure that part out later
They've also taken over culture. it's "cool' and "respected" in pop culture to voice out loud you're a dem. They have a strangehold over popular culture. Big big big mistake conservative sdid was when they gave this fight up.
So what does the above 2 piece together? It means there are A LOT less reprecussions when someone says 'dump trump' versus saying go vote for trump. On the one hadn you might get called a libtard. Great.
The other one? Voting for trump? You're a sex offending, racist, immigrant hating gun toting son of a gun. lmfao. this country's politics (and really a majority of it's politiciasn) are pathetic.
// end rant cuz it's still the best country we got and i sure as hell aint moving to canada
You are claiming that the left is partisan but you have written one of the most partisan comments on this topic.
Yeah, I fulfilled my civic duty.
Why are people so stoked on voting? You want citizens who need a reminder to vote? Where that's their level of caring? You're wasting energy. People who want to vote do. Those who don't, don't. I've never voted and never will.
My Grandfather voted Republican every election until the day he died. After he died he voted Democrat, though.
Hey bro, you gotta go vote bro, get out to the polls and vote bro, but not for that guy bro. Bro, I just want your voice to be heard, bro, but only in a very specific way bro.
Thanks for Reminder :-D
I voted today. God bless America.
stfu cuck
KAG
I've become friends with this gentleman who is maybe about 50 years old. He worked on my condo renovation and I've sent him to 4 of my friends for him to work on various interior renovations. He and I never discuss politics--he has no idea that I'm a conservative. He's a black guy and that's only relevant because of what he said on this phone call.
Guy calls me up the other day and says, "Hey, brother, look, I need you to vote. Voting is really important. It's important for everyone to exercise their freedom in this country." Really trying to avoid the topic (because I hate talking politics with friends/family), I say something to the effect of, "Well, yeah, I may vote."
He emphatically responds to me, "No, you NEED to vote...unless it's for Trump. Then you can go ahead and stay home. But you're not going to vote for him--you're not a racist, right?"
This just confirmed for me what was already apparent. People telling others to vote REALLY mean, "Hey, you ignorant moron, I know you don't know anything about the issues, but because I believe that most people are good people at their core, and good people won't support Republicans because Republicans are obviously evil, the vast majority of random people I tell to vote will choose to vote for moral people, like the Democrats. So go vote!"
you took a sample size of 1 and extrapolated it to the entire population? You sure that's a fair way to assess the world? Come on man, logic this out.
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