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Shifted, or did the minorities who previously voted for Democrats stay home this time?

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It’s both. Diaper boy did better than ever with black and hispanic voters. Turnout was also lower.

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That is a distinction without a difference.

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No it’s not. Voter disenfranchisement is more advanced than it previously was, especially for minority voters, and it may not have been a real choice not to vote, but rather last moment voter roll purges, late absentee ballots, or simply not being able to make it through the line before closing time. Even if it was just a lack of motivation, inertia is not the same as accelerationism even though they have the same effect, and it’s reasonable to be curious about whether people stayed home or specifically voted for a person who’s been pretty heavily targeting them this campaign season.

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Finding out why people stayed home is essential.

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It isn’t really since we know that low turnout elections tend to lean to the right.

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No it’s not. People won’t participate in a system they feel only exists to harm them. If i am at a bar and one bartender says they are gonna kill me if i dont tip 50% and the other bar tender says that they’ll only rough me up a bit if i I don’t tip 30%, not getting a drink from either.

People would rather not participate instead of legitimize a system that only does them harm.

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OK but the first guy is still going to kill you

I’m really hoping that this wasn’t the reasoning people had for throwing the planet under the bus

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