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Some days I think the news organizations seek out the shittiest opinions and air them in hopes of getting clicks.
I'd also point out this is a problem of their own making; we're burnt out with the perpetual election cycle and incessant lack of adult behavior from Congress. I'm extremely dedicated to voting but I'm also fucking tired of it.
Not to mention, the user who posted this is relentlessly negative and pessimistic. I’m all for paying attention to the things happening around us, but being fatalistic about everything doesn’t help anyone.
The average voter pays zero attention to politics but has very strong opinions about what a politician has or hasn't done.
It's 7 months away. Like that's a long time to give a shit.
The election is in 6 months. I'll get interested in 5
I mean yeah we're voting between a genocide funder or an insurrectionist on trial
Would be nice if we actually had multiple parties but no we are dedicated to the idea that we must always choose the lesser evil and expect that result to improve the election system.
If the DNC went through all the effort of defrauding Bernie to prevent him from running as their presidential candidate, then they sure as hell aren't going to be passing laws that attempt to improve the election system like getting rid of the two party restrictions.
I find it appalling how many people who clearly see the problem with the idea of trickle down economics don't see the problem with the idea of trickle down politics. Why would a candidate who's clearly riding in on huge lobbying funds have any reason to listen to your demands.
“I don’t think Biden has done much as a president. And if Trump gets elected, I just feel like it’s going to be the same thing as it was before Biden got elected,” said poll respondent Devin Fletcher, 37, of Wayne, Michigan, a Democrat who said he’s still voting for Biden.
“I just don’t feel like I have a candidate that I’m excited to vote for,” Fletcher added.
Another poll respondent from New Jersey, who declined to provide her name and voted for Biden in 2020, said she wouldn’t be voting in November.
"Our candidates are horrible. I have no interest in voting for Biden. He did nothing. And I absolutely will not vote for Trump,” this voter said.
Not voting is a vote for Trump.
I don't understand the logic behind not voting. It's not the same as voting uncommitted in a primary, which at least gets counted as a voter having an opinion about a candidate. Not voting isn't registered as anything aside from low turnout, maybe? And possibly increases your chances of being removed from the voter registry.