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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
No state would agree to that. As much as some people would like to abolish states or reduce their power, much of the population likes being Californians, or Iowans, or Texans.
x3 My impression is that you could theoretically merge states if every state involved agreed to it. It's just politically implausible because, as said, what state government would agree to self-destruction?
Counter-example. If mainly because I've gotten shat on for that so much now.
Edited by megarockman on Oct 28th 2020 at 10:58:00 AM
The damned queen and the relentless knight.Unrelated to the above, but... I kind of wonder, even if Trump does lose, how much long-term damage to people's mental health is there going to be? I personally am certain that while it'd exist either way, the whole "doomscrolling" concept I've been seeing mentioned a lot lately is being mentioned a lot lately as a direct result of 2016 and not having been "prepared" in the past for a Trump victory (even though, like I've said before, from where I'm standing there is literally no way to prepare for a second Trump victory).
I'm curious what kind of serious research's been done on this - and on how much it goes both ways, given how it seems like one of the central factors keeping people loyal to the Republican Party is fear of "the left.". As I've said, it's a topic that I have some personal connections to.
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Three times the number cast by youth at this time in 2016. Which isn’t so surprising, as early and mail-in voting makes up a much larger share of the vote this year than in previous years, esp. among Democrats.
It’s not three times the total youth vote in 2016, and given the circumstances (pandemic, more remote and early voting) doesn’t tell us a lot about total youth turnout.
Edited by Galadriel on Oct 28th 2020 at 11:55:17 AM
I figured there might have been something I might have misread about the data point, that makes more sense.
That being said, the article still addresses this:
But analysts think that’s unlikely.
The early voting by young people seems to be picking up where it left off in the 2018 midterm election. Analysis of exit polls showed voters 18 to 24 years old had a higher turnout in that midterm election than in any dating back to 1974. They nearly tripled their participation compared with the 2014 midterm election. Early voters line up to cast their ballots at the South Regional Library polling location in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
That fervor seems to extend into this year, a CNN poll suggests. Some 51% of registered voters 18 to 34 say they are extremely or very enthusiastic to vote in 2020. In 2016, that number was 30%.
Not that I necessarily think a youth vote tsunami is necessarily coming in texas or across the country is a guarantee but it would not surprise me if the youth vote was higher this election overall.
Edited by Draghinazzo on Oct 28th 2020 at 1:05:23 PM
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I mean, it's not like everyone hasn't known this from - if not the very start - at least a long stretch of the pandemic now.
What really gets me are the flunkies he directly put in personal danger without alienating them. I thought for sure Chris Christie was a dead man, yet all he manages to come up with after managing to recover was something along the lines of "maybe the president should be a little stronger in advising wearing masks." That's a lot of loyalty for, AFAIK, no identifiable gain.
Edited by nrjxll on Oct 28th 2020 at 1:42:33 PM
The House has already passed a relevant bill:
The post right above you has a passage explaining it:
Edited by LSBK on Oct 29th 2020 at 3:36:48 AM

I'm happy I grew up in one of the parts of Virginia that isn't unashamedly racist. But for the grace of God, I might have been one of these shits we see on TV.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 28th 2020 at 10:47:54 AM
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