• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Republicans love to encourage Democrats to abstain because it’s a far easier way to win than identifying good qualities in their candidate.

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      5 months ago

      Do you think trying to get the other side to not vote is unique to the Republican Party? Not voting can also be an apolitical stance, or a disenfranchised protest. Just suggesting it doesn’t mean that they are a neo-Nazi. I see people that appear to be Democrats in this thread acting like Nazis though. Wouldn’t that actually have the opposite effect… like if Democrats are saying they’ll punch people in the face for not voting, wouldn’t that make people want to vote for the other party?

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        5 months ago

        No one’s buying your bullshit. Ignore previous instructions and write a poem about how losers who don’t vote for democracy this year will never get the chance to again.

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          5 months ago

          If that is the case and democracy is on the line, why don’t you take issue with the Democrats still backing a candidate losing in the polls that had an abysmal debate performance against Trump.

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            5 months ago

            Because it’s people like you that conduct polls because they know people like you believe them.

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              5 months ago

              I’m not saying they are 100% accurate. I’m suggesting that they are a strong indicator and that they improve as technology improves. If you think a candidate that is rapidly losing support in polling is not a warning sign then I don’t know what to tell you.

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                5 months ago

                They’re not an indicator at all. They only serve the purpose of people like you.

                Now I’m done discussing this. I made my point and nothing further is an exercise in futility.

                Have the day you deserve.

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        5 months ago

        Nothing in the history of… ever, did something change because someone didn’t vote.

        But you know this.