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Dislike both candidates? Thinking of sitting this election out? Consider this...
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Elections have consequences. The only thing you prove by not voting is that your opinion doesn't matter, and future campaigns will remember that signal from you not showing up and further de-prioritize your concerns.
This is a big reason that millennials were ignored as a voting block for so long--because it was safe to assume most of them don't vote anyway. When you vote, you make them start considering your opinion.
This goes even more for local and primary elections. Those votes count to move the needle of opinion on what they should focus on to get your vote.
Pfft 41% of voters were below 50 last election. They ignored millenials for so long because every sector was. Boomers don't have the ability to hand power to the next generation, raise the next generation to handle responsibilities, or pass on the knowledge to handle things when they are gone.
Boomers raised kids like pets, offered no assistance to begin careers or families, and offered little actionable advice. They received assistance from their parents and grandparents in these ways. But then forgot they received help and were supposed to help future generations after them. They still complain about those "millenial kids" because they forget that time passes and the youngest millenial is over 30 now.
You found another bug in throwaway account detection! I've undeleted this comment and, hopefully, fixed the new one too. Sorry about that.
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