Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
If you weren't voting before you have already announced that you are a moron. Chasing 22 year old votes has limited utility. Most of them just don't turn out. We should avoid putting too much stock in the words of morons who rarely bother to show up.
If you want to fight voter apathy in later years, getting young people tuned in and engaged is probably the best way to do it. Sure, there's always the chance they still might not show up now, but showing you are listening to young people still helps solidify your party as worth supporting and can lead to stronger support when they get older and are more likely to find the time to get out and vote. 22 year olds don't stay 22, and the recent trend of people not becoming more right-leaning as they hit middle age might be in part due to Obama and others making young people feel heard 15 years ago. Saying "young people don't vote, don't listen to them" is short-sighted at best.
I didn't say don't listen to them I said don't over-weigh the importance of people who haven't shown up in the past
Do you hear the people sing?
the big winning factor for kamalas voter base is literally just her age. She's nearly 20 years younger than trump. 20 years
literally nothing else matters. Especially among gen z, it just helps that he has such a comprehensive background in government and around other politicians as well.
the big winning factor for kamalas voter base is literally just her age.
Its her (relatively thin) track record. Biden's been wading through the blood of a hundred Palestinians a day for the last six months. Kamala's kept her hands relatively clean.
I suspect the Kids Today are going to sour on her as her profile rises. She's got a long history of saying shit that turns off youth voters at the actual polls. But for the moment, people are exuberant about Genocide Joe being shown the door. That - plus JD Vance getting caught with his dick between a pair of couch cushions - is giving her campaign a healthy bump.
Anyone who is holding Biden responsible for Israel is an idiot. Congress is the one who votes for or against aid. Not handing the aid that congress approved in an election year is bordering on political suicide with the moderates knowing that moderates in swing states will entirely decide this election. Harris' big virtue on this issue is that she isn't president and has virtually no power to do anything so she can talk more. Blame ought to accrue to Israelis, their leaders, their hard liners, congress, and the US population for still cleaving to Israel after all their behavior.
Anyone who is holding Biden responsible for Israel is an idiot. Congress is the one who votes for or against aid.
The Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel
Its her (relatively thin) track record. Biden’s been wading through the blood of a hundred Palestinians a day for the last six months. Kamala’s kept her hands relatively clean.
i doubt this is a significant voter motivation across the youth. You think gen z voters are going to vote for someone who wasn't biden just because of palestine? Only the disillusioned right wingers are voting for RFK jr, and even those people are fucking insane. They might not be happy voting for biden, but it's not like you really have any other options, other than not voting, obviously, which is likely why we saw an increase amongst registered voters.
its definitely going to get worse as it goes forward, but that happens for almost every president. There is nothing that changes that.
I suppose kamala might shoot herself in the foot later on, but honestly, i'm not expecting her to do that, i imagine she knows how to read the room significantly.
people are excited about joe stepping down because of his disastrous debate performance, and his apparent decline over time. Also he's 80 something years old. Nobody wants an 80 year old president.
It's Kamala all the way!!!! 😁😂😁 Let's just vote now to lock it in! I can do without the 12 weeks of YouTube ads.
Also don't pay YouTube for ads, they are now evil.
Fuckin Battlestar...
It's going to take real effort for me start reading her name as KAmala and not KaMAla
Gen Z is about to have their Obama moment like how millenials did, I'm taking bets for it now. Everything has happened before, time is a flat circle, I'm willing to bet.
All they have to get the gen Z votes is create an anime featuring Kamala doing cute chuckle stuff, expressing her love for venn diagrams and doing other geeky stuff. done.