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20. I've Seen The Same Low Participation

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 02:41 PM

18 hrs ago

voters show up at my polling site; ones wearing Trump hats and reflective vests. I’d like to say you’re wasting your time trying to engage them. Best we can hope for this November is for them to be bored and stay home.

What I’d love to see is something like the Berlin Wall constructed to keep these people away from me. It’s like having your hand held while the other person grabs an electric fence just to watch you scream.

Forget appeasement. Keep the tax money where it’s paid. Make state and local governments pay part of the cost for the things they want. How many times have Republicans voted against spending then brag about how much federal money they’ve funneled into their districts? Make failing schools and infrastructure a local problem and maybe folks will see the light and elect representatives who have their best interests at heart in stead of some far off big wig or billionaire.

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THIS! MSNOW reporter explains what we've seen in R primaries perfectly! [View all] senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago OP

The cultists are irredeemable. Focus on turnout and independents dalton99a 20 hrs ago #1

Irredeemable senseandsensibility 20 hrs ago #3

"But why does the corporate media and even some Dems spend so much time worrying about them?" BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #10

If they were smart mikeysnot 20 hrs ago #2

Massie will probably run in 28 which would be a direct challenge to Vance's dark money campaign Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #4

I like our chances MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #5

They're trying to prove they're too stupid to be in a democracy. sinkingfeeling 19 hrs ago #6

It's the one thing they've succeeded in doing. yardwork 18 hrs ago #19

Shut down Faux Noise, force these people to think for themselves FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #7

I hope some legal mind is working out how to do wholesale impeachments nuxvomica 19 hrs ago #8

If we do win back the House and Senate we need to go scorched Earth infullview 19 hrs ago #9

"The woman was flabbergasted, and then had no response or reason for opposing Massie." Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #11

I think that is the wrong takeaway angrychair 19 hrs ago #12

I agree AngryChair. The BillionAireBoyzClub control of media should worry us all. NoMoreRepugs 18 hrs ago #18

Thanks to Bill Clinton n/t moonbeam23 17 hrs ago #27

Hey MAGA. Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #13

These people just seem to need to be in some sort of "cult, and this one seems to work for them so there they will stay. ToxMarz 19 hrs ago #14

I agree. senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #24

Gaslighting NameAlreadyTaken 19 hrs ago #15

"They are not powerful enough to matter in the general election." They are powerful enough to vote R for the Senate, and Escurumbele 18 hrs ago #16

The 30ish percent that are still MAGAts are likely getting their "information" from Fux (oops, a typo) News OMGWTF 18 hrs ago #17

I've Seen The Same Low Participation modrepub 18 hrs ago #20

Kudos to the reporter for correcting the voter about Massie City Lights 18 hrs ago #21

Well, The Donald is..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #22

Every time people are absolutely certain Democrats are way ahead and bound to win SidneyR 18 hrs ago #23

Only 17.5% of all registered Republican voters in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District voted for Gallrein. sop 17 hrs ago #25

Very enlightening stats senseandsensibility 17 hrs ago #26

If ignorance is bliss ... sleroy49 17 hrs ago #28

They are probably very complacent indeed senseandsensibility 14 hrs ago #29

Wonder if any of them have heard of the Epstein files Ruby the Liberal 1 hr ago #30

And, the ironic thing now is that if an impeachment vote were to come up, GoCubsGo 1 hr ago #31