06-24-2022, 10:04 PM
(06-24-2022, 09:54 PM)basballguy Wrote: You really thing something that impacts less than 1% of the population is going to outweigh inflation, supply chain issues, Ukraine, crashing 401ks and increasing debt?
You really think people are going to vote with their Facebook profile and not the issues that ACTUALLY impact their lives?
You are going to be severely disappointed
Yes. Because mobilization is why incumbent parties usually lose mid terms. These topics have only ever impacted a small portion of people on either side but they have always been massive mobilization platforms. Donald Trump didn’t get bounced for things effecting most the country (inflation, 401ks, etc), he got bounced because of mobilization efforts around larger picture topics that didn’t impact most people.
The reality is youth voters are the sleeping giant of elections and it usually takes large cultural topics to mobilize them. Flippantly dismissing it because the topics seem irrelevant to you is a fools errand.
