2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Warren isn't running and Bernie could never win. So let's talk REALITY. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)They say the massive victory this months means we are highly unlikely to take the house again for at least a decade. The next census is 2020.
People with physical issues getting to polls--should not be a problem if they are motivated. Besides, there are absentee ballots. But, that is another thing: If voting is such a priority in this country, why is there not mandated time off to vote for federal elections? I live in Massachusetts, one of the bluest states. We vote by absentee ballot or on election day, period. That will not change until 2016 (new law passed recently). And no one is out there making sure everyone gets absentee ballots, either. A guy who works in my building lives about an hour of Boston because he can get so much more for his $ than in Boston. However, he works two jobs in Boston, one from 7 to 3 and the second up the street from 3 to 11. (The guy who relieves him here comes a few minutes early.) When the hell is he supposed to vote?
He barely speaks English and never heard of an absentee ballot until I told him. No clue how to get one, nothing.
I found out only recently, from DUer Le Taz Hot, that California somehow overrode the House re-districting, so there is hope on the state level. Yet, a blue state like Massachusetts didn't jump all over it. Why?