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2016 Postmortem

dionysus

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12. On the other hand, i contend that most of the non voters didn't follow the minutea of

Reply to oasis (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:11 PM

Dec 2016

the campaign, because they didn't care about it. I would wager that those who followed the primary campaign in enough detail to know all the dramas within it were voters. I doubt there were a while lot of people who said "bernie really showed hillary to be bad, that's it, i'm not voting at all!"

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Most Nonvoters Still Arent Sorry They Didnt Vote [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2016 OP

under 30's voters never turnout in high number. millenials just aren't that precious in this regard msongs Dec 2016 #1

But they will be - as you say. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #2

44 percent now wish they had voted. That is a lot of people Kolesar Dec 2016 #3

I agree! It's still LOTS of people even if it's less than 50%! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #10

Yeah, I believe it is around 60 million people. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #16

if not now then Afromania Dec 2016 #4

Young voters don't vote but of course Bernie would have won Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #5

Hillary was hit by a barrage of negative torpedoes in the primary. oasis Dec 2016 #6

On the other hand, i contend that most of the non voters didn't follow the minutea of dionysus Dec 2016 #12

How is it that Obama overcame so much in 2008 and Hillary Exilednight Dec 2016 #13

Hillary Democrats who lost to Obama in 2008 had no trouble falling in line oasis Dec 2016 #17

one word: PUMAS Exilednight Dec 2016 #19

You are SO right. They're gonna feel it. ancianita Dec 2016 #7

Bingo! sheshe2 Dec 2016 #15

I don't understand those voters, and it's pathetic. cwydro Dec 2016 #8

I have been voting since 18 as well. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #9

But people kept saying "Don't worry! It's in the bag!" FrodosNewPet Dec 2016 #11

25% didn't think their vote would matter, 15% "knew who would win." JudyM Dec 2016 #14

"15 percent already knew who would win" Takket Dec 2016 #18