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littlemissmartypants

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7. Exactly. Why do all that work when you already have the advantage over the voters?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:10 PM

Dec 11

The politicians have chosen their constituents.

The constituents think, "why bother voting? My vote won't count anyway." Republicans win. Rinse and repeat.

And people wonder why voter turnout is so low.

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