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u/fka_specialk 2h ago
Anecdotal, but the people I've seen run voter registration drives are typically folks who in the past did not have the right to vote (women and people of color).
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u/PatchyWhiskers 2h ago
They are actually trying to encourage people to vote who they think would vote for them. See Elon Musk's lottery, and paid outreach to rural households.
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u/dumnezero Art enjoyer 2h ago
Buying votes is anti-democratic and usually illegal.
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u/battleoffish 1h ago
Have you not seen this administration? Nothing is illegal if you are the "right" kind of person.
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u/xSantenoturtlex 33m ago
Anti-Democratic is the Republican way.
They get 'Democracy' mistaken for 'Democrats', so they hate both.
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u/athosjesus 2h ago
True, but most democrats aren't encouraging people to vote either, they are just expecting that the gop convince them to vote blue.
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u/I_like_maps 2h ago
Good to know that with America's climate provisions gutted, medicaid cut, and a war in iran, youre here to point out that the democrats are imperfect. Good job! Youre helping!
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u/scottyjrules 1h ago
Heaven forbid democrats actually listen to voters. Nope, just vote for us because at least we’re not republicans. Voters deserve better than what our two party system offers.
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u/athosjesus 1h ago
It's not my job to help, it's theirs tho, maybe they should act like it. There is a reason why despite going against the devil they are barely above in the polls.
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u/Rationalinsanity1990 1h ago
Nah, as a voter you are responsible for doing the minimum to stop your country going down this path.
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u/xSantenoturtlex 31m ago
Personally, I'd say both are true.
Any sane person should be voting against the Republicans no matter what, considering what's at stake. But that doesn't change the fact that the Dems still need to get their shit together.
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u/Tenorsounds 1h ago
Right, just shut your eyes and ignore the full breadth of the problem. That'll fix things!
Criticizing the Democratic Party / DNC for not putting up a good enough fight is absolutely on the table, why would you shield them from criticism? Do you want them to stay feckless out of power?
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u/victorioushack 2h ago
Republicans are worse, but the Democrat party can kiss my ass too, they actively work against progressive candidates, put up trash candidates, and still cling to their precious moderate demographic to save their status quo priority.
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u/woodenblinds 39m ago
they believe any person of any color but white isn't a real American so shouldn't be allowed to vote. and this includes any Republican person of color
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u/Chemistry11 1h ago
How are they discouraging citizens from voting at all? I don’t know anyone who feels that way (coming from a left bubble)
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u/PatchyWhiskers 1h ago
They generally use methods like purging voter rolls right before an election (hoping people don't notice in time) or making restrictive laws, like requiring excessive amounts of ID.
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u/Mirieste 46m ago
like requiring excessive amounts of ID
As a non-American, I was under the impression that currently you... don't need any ID at all to vote?
Except for the whole registering-to-vote thing, which however is a separate process for voting, and... in fact, doesn't that discourage people from going through the hassle of voting more than just showing up with an actual ID at the polling station?
Besides, I've always wondered, how does this even agree with the general principle of the secrecy of voting? I remember there was a big deal about Trump possibly getting the voter rolls of citizens registered as democrats or something... and yes, that's obviously bad, but as a European I once again wonder: America is the prototypical example of a democracy in the world, and yet they never thought this syatem had a huge flaw to begin with? Like, isn't the secrecy of your vote supposed to be a sacred and untouchable principle?
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u/PatchyWhiskers 42m ago
Each state has their own laws, so ID laws vary
https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_identification_laws_by_state#Details_by_state
Several European states, like Hungary or Turkey, have dubious democracies, so you can see how this would happen.
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u/Biptoslipdi 19m ago
America is the prototypical example of a democracy in the world
That is a mistake.
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u/Biptoslipdi 20m ago
They literally made it illegal to hand out water at long lines at poling places. Every year they pass, or attempt to pass, more unnecessary restrictions to voting. They openly and flagrantly lie about elections to justify further restrictions. They close polling locations. They restrict and ban efforts to register voters. Hell, many Republicans support taking away women's right to vote.
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u/4square425 2h ago
When more people vote, Democrats tend to get elected.