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minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·6 days agoHalf the country beleives their vote doesn’t matter, and based on the data it doesn’t. https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/945031391/poll-despite-record-turnout-80-million-americans-didnt-vote-heres-why https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/03/04/half-of-those-who-arent-learning-about-the-election-feel-their-vote-doesnt-matter/ https://ivn.us/posts/most-american-votes-dont-matter-new-research-highlights-crisis-electoral-representation-2025 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/01/17/your-vote-almost-certainly-wont-matter-editorials-debates/4449482002/ I voted because I like the illusion of activism it provides like everyone else, but I know my vote isn’t counted and doesn’t matter. So I can’t blame people when they say they don’t care enough to vote.
Half the country beleives their vote doesn’t matter, and based on the data it doesn’t.
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/945031391/poll-despite-record-turnout-80-million-americans-didnt-vote-heres-why
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/03/04/half-of-those-who-arent-learning-about-the-election-feel-their-vote-doesnt-matter/
https://ivn.us/posts/most-american-votes-dont-matter-new-research-highlights-crisis-electoral-representation-2025
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/01/17/your-vote-almost-certainly-wont-matter-editorials-debates/4449482002/
I voted because I like the illusion of activism it provides like everyone else, but I know my vote isn’t counted and doesn’t matter. So I can’t blame people when they say they don’t care enough to vote.