Yep. Such a wealth of untapped resources... (Reply #3)

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Tue Aug 28, 2018, 09:36 AM

JaneQPublic (6,730 posts)

3. Yep. Such a wealth of untapped resources...

...if only we could inspire and mobilize a good share of all those non-voters.

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33 replies	Author	Time	Post
MAP: The 2016 Election if Abstention from Voting Counted as a Vote for "Nobody" [View all]	JaneQPublic	Aug 2018	OP
K & R	LAS14	Aug 2018	#1
Not a single county in Arizona or Hawaii.	bearsfootball516	Aug 2018	#2
Yep. Such a wealth of untapped resources...	JaneQPublic	Aug 2018	#3
Arizona is very slowly turning blue.	bearsfootball516	Aug 2018	#5
Any chance of AZ going blue in 2020? (nt)	JaneQPublic	Aug 2018	#6
I would guess there's a chance, especially if Trump is on the ballot.	Garrett78	Aug 2018	#24
and only a few in California	NewJeffCT	Aug 2018	#4
And New York	Bradshaw3	Aug 2018	#7
It's too easy to characterize the problem as 'apathy' and plays into corrupt conservative hands IMO	Maven	Aug 2018	#8
The map was created by cartographer Philip Kearney	JaneQPublic	Aug 2018	#10
I stand corrected on the source, but my overall point still stands.	Maven	Aug 2018	#12
I respectfully disagree.	Glamrock	Aug 2018	#17
I don't doubt that.	Maven	Aug 2018	#19
No doubt!	Glamrock	Aug 2018	#21
Totally agree	Maven	Aug 2018	#22
Voting should be over a two week period at the least.	Yavin4	Aug 2018	#32
Wow that is very interesting and sad.	Dem_4_Life	Aug 2018	#9
Ouch, Calfornia and New York. nt	Tommy_Carcetti	Aug 2018	#11
The Electoral College effect? nt	Maven	Aug 2018	#20
Let's hope that the many of those non-voters now have learned a lesson and now	KPN	Aug 2018	#13
Those non-voters have been non-voting for decades...	brooklynite	Aug 2018	#14
I think you are right. It wasn't my intent	KPN	Aug 2018	#15
Here is link to the original map for more detail.	honest.abe	Aug 2018	#16
To be fair	Calculating	Aug 2018	#18
Washington and Oregon both vote by mail which increases access. Perhaps that should be an important	suffragette	Aug 2018	#23
My suggestions: vote by mail, same day registration, 3-4 days for voting including a weekend.	Garrett78	Aug 2018	#25
Great suggestions, though extend the voting window. We have a couple weeks in WA from the	suffragette	Aug 2018	#26
I just meant 3-4 days for in-person voting. Early voting I'm all for.	Garrett78	Aug 2018	#27
Sorry, I misunderstood that. That's another great point. The more accessible and inclusive, the	suffragette	Aug 2018	#30
Montana does, too	Rob H.	Aug 2018	#28
I hold off on filling and mailing mine for just that reason. Receiving it is a great reminder to	suffragette	Aug 2018	#29
"Receiving it is a great reminder to...	Rob H.	Aug 2018	#31
The fewer obstacles, the better. This year they made ours postage free. Again, especially helpful	suffragette	Aug 2018	#33

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