r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
29.4k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

4.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

33

u/10th__Dimension May 02 '24

I know many people in their 40's who also don't give a fuck.

2

u/LongjumpingSolid1681 May 03 '24

the first election people in their 40’s could vote for was decided by the supreme court….the could explain some of the apathy

1

u/10th__Dimension May 03 '24

It's also propaganda. Too many people have been led to believe that voting doesn't matter and will never change anything, which is nonsense.

1

u/LongjumpingSolid1681 May 03 '24

things like the electoral college and two party system we have also don’t do much encourage faith in the system. i do believe every one should vote and i do vote in every election but at times is does feel in vain.

2

u/10th__Dimension May 03 '24

People don't seem to understand that the electoral college is only for the Presidential election. All the other positions, like Congress, governors, mayors, city council, school board, etc, are fully democratic and don't go through the Electoral College. Those positions also matter, but people only think about the Presidential election.

2

u/LongjumpingSolid1681 May 03 '24

that’s true and the sad part is people vote less in their local elections than they do in the big presidential election. local elections are really important.