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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis result my friends, will suppress voter turnout.
People who were sometime voters will see no sense in voting if they believe this was rigged.
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This result my friends, will suppress voter turnout. (Original Post)
Ninga
Mar 2019
OP
It should make it surge. The people will take out the trump trash in 2020. nt
UniteFightBack
Mar 2019
#3
Yep, there is no use. They have rigged the elections, they have rigged the courts.
PeeJ52
Mar 2019
#4
Or it can motivate those of us who are sick of this crap to work our asses off to defeat this PoS...
LincolnRossiter
Mar 2019
#6
standingtall
(2,786 posts)1. Or we can use the anger from this to increase voter turnout
nt
Ninga
(8,276 posts)2. Of course. The reality is, getting people to vote
is extremely difficult and hard work.This will not help.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)3. It should make it surge. The people will take out the trump trash in 2020. nt
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)4. Yep, there is no use. They have rigged the elections, they have rigged the courts.
They have the power. Minority rules...
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)5. It might do the opposite.
Voter dissatisfaction (and, frankly, anger) with Trump and the GOP was in part responsible for the results of the midterms. If voters think Trump got away with murder (again), it could drive turnout.
LincolnRossiter
(560 posts)6. Or it can motivate those of us who are sick of this crap to work our asses off to defeat this PoS...
Get on your friends/families now! Persuade, cajole, berate, whatever it takes.
badhair77
(4,220 posts)7. I think this will embolden trump, which could be in our favor.
trump will feel even more invincible and will make mistakes. He wont be able to stop himself.