• SuiXi3D
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    2911 months ago

    Not everywhere, Joe, not everywhere. Texas is still well and truly red, much to the chagrin of sane folks everywhere and despite those same folks voting blue wherever possible.

    • @[email protected]
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      5711 months ago

      Maybe if voters got off their ass in Texas and participated, you’d see some change. 55% of the registered voters didn’t vote in '22. That was after they fucking froze or baked to death because the power grid is fucked.

      • SuiXi3D
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        3911 months ago

        Man, I tried so hard to convince folks to vote. Gave everybody links to register, a voting guide, and where they could vote. I tried.

        • Brokkr
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          3511 months ago

          Great work! If you can, please keep helping. You’re doing the right thing. Thank you.

          • SuiXi3D
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            911 months ago

            Thanks. Just trying to do what I can to save my home state.

          • @BrianTheeBiscuiteer
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            311 months ago

            The margin of victory (in Texas) was actually quite narrow when you consider how many didn’t vote. I’m guessing among the non-participants was at least 1 mil liberals that thought Biden had no chance of winning. This was one of the closest races since 1992 (but that was mainly because of Ross Perot).

        • @LemmysMum
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          Non-voters aren’t really ‘non-voters’. They’re just voting for “I’ll have what they’re having”.

          I couldn’t imagine throwing away your only voice just to get what you don’t want.

          Edit: Looks like non-voters only vote when it doesn’t count. lol

      • @[email protected]
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        611 months ago

        Hey now, let’s not get political here!

        …proceeds to move polling booth on the other side of the county, and open only for an hour.

      • SuiXi3D
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        1111 months ago

        “I’m a republican, and this guy has an R next to his name. That means we’re on the same team!”

      • @agent_flounder
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        1011 months ago

        Pretty sure that’s precisely why the parties push wedge issues.