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Originally Posted by ResAlien
“Vote for us because even though we suck and won’t reflect your values the other guys suck even worse” is a terrible voter motivation technique and only leads to disenchantment. Then old moderates will whine that the progressives and young don’t vote, the cycle perpetuates, and the US continues its march further and further right.
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Yes, or….
The young progressive(s) end up voting third party in large numbers, which finally becomes a viable alternative option to the Republicans and Democrats.
Democrats continually make campaign promises that they don’t keep, and I think that many young voters are believing that the game is rigged and that their votes are either being taken for granted or, worse, completely meaningless. I don’t see them as giving up on voting; I see them on giving up on the current options.