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submitted 11 months ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged the president of the Teamsters union, Sean O'Brien, but Sanders shut them both down.

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[-] UristMcHolland@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago

The real problem is over 50% of the voting age population just doesn't vote

[-] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 41 points 11 months ago

And part of that problem is that the aforementioned group of people deliberately make it harder to vote so that it comes down to whoever they can get more outraged. And guess what kind of people get more outraged?

[-] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Most recent election in Suffolk County, NY - 1.1M eligible voters. 277K votes cast. Barely a 25% voter turnout. Source: https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentCounty.html https://projects.newsday.com/voters-guide/results/long-island-voters-guide-november-7-2023-general-election

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

67% of eligible voters voted in 2020

[-] sobriquet@aussie.zone 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

But much closer to 60% from 2004-2016, and below 60% before that. See turnout statistics. Definitely more than 50% of eligible population typically voting, though.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout.

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

2022 turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm election was over 50% was in the 1910s.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I live in Oklahoma, and this is most of the answer.

The reason for that is it's intentionally difficult to vote if you have a job. A lot of managers won't give you time even if they are supposed to. The polling places are typically churches, or old folks homes. My polling place is a nursing home, and every time I vote, there is a line of people who can barely remember their own name getting ready to vote, and it's easy for them because they live there.

[-] snuff@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

And what make you think that 50% would vote the way you want them to? Remember that people are fucking retarded. End of thought.

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