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[โ€“] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 43 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

We are the majority.

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš€ Always have been. That's why conservatives constantly try to make it harder to vote - the more people vote, the more left wing politicians win. Because the majority of people agree with left wing ideals.

[โ€“] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

If blue fucking showed up at the boxes more often. (Even just 25% of the people registered as blue) nearly all government seats would flip and change would actually happen for the better. Instead left is actually center and right is facist.

[โ€“] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Not necessarily true. People with left wing beliefs often vote for right wing candidates because the only information they have is their tiktok feeds and fox news playing at home.

[โ€“] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

No, it is necessarily true, according to the data lol. The higher the voter turnout, the more left wing candidates win. I don't doubt that what you say is true at some level, but it doesn't happen enough to affect the trend of higher voter turnout = more left wing wins.

[โ€“] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

This has changed. Look at the propensity switch. Low propensity voters back trump by higher margins than high propensity voters since 2020.

Hence why Democrats dominate low turnout special elections these days

[โ€“] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

A couple counterexamples doesn't mean the trend across all elections has changed. And that's what I'm talking about - the trend across all elections.

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I know two of these. One is lost to the church, the other is coming around.