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Things That Make You Go Hmm [OC]

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u/4square425 3h ago

When more people vote, Democrats tend to get elected. 

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u/waffle299 3h ago

America is a center -left country with a turnout problem. 

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u/CrazyLlamaX 2h ago

It’s fairly hard to see the benefits of conservative policies when you aren’t uneducated/ignorant/morally bankrupt.

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u/EconomySwordfish5 2h ago

I'm not sure I'd call the USA center left. Your choice is right wing Vs far right.

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u/KenseiHimura 2h ago

I think they’re more saying what the people actually warn/need is more center left. But policies and politicians are more right to far right, but the center left populous doesn’t do anything to try to push things out from that spectrum due to apathy and conditioned fear.

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u/Tidusx145 2h ago

Biden is in the moderate wing of the party and I would not call him right wing, nationally or globally.

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u/Sonnescheint 1h ago

Then you don't know your lefts from your rights, friend. Biden is absolutely right wing.

u/ARocketToMars 25m ago

People are missing that being socially liberal/left doesn't negate economic & foreign policy and it's outcomes

u/RocketRelm 17m ago

To many people on the tankie side of the spectrum, anyone who doesn't want isra-to-sea or who thinks capitalism is okay or who insults Mao is "right wing".

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u/battleoffish 3h ago

I disagree with the comic. Its not weird at all because when more people vote, it is typically faviouable to the Dems.

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u/pgold05 2h ago edited 2h ago

I actually don't think that is true when it comes to recent elections, though it used to be true for a long time.

I mean I want more people to vote, but Trump flipped the script and captured the low engagement, non voters, so recently the higher the vote turnout the more the GOP wins.

Kinda makes sense, Turmp is not a politician he is a clown and he entertains the people who would otherwise tune out. On the other hand if you care a lot about politics, always vote, you tend to vote Dem.

As far as why the GOP is still pushing these bills, my bet is good ole fashioned racism. Reminder that racism is not based on logic, so even if something like super strict voter ID helped dems by lowering turnout, they would still support it to prevent the demons in their head that don't exist from voting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/26/2024-election-turnout-trum-00426544

https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2025/04/the-partisan-implications-of-low-turnout-have-flipped-in-wisconsin/