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    MonkeyPants
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    There is also this article, on Why Americans don't vote. They ignore the fact that the two party system demoralizes a lot of voters. Nothing really quantifies how big the problem is. More...

    There is also this article, on Why Americans don't vote.

    They ignore the fact that the two party system demoralizes a lot of voters.

    Nothing really quantifies how big the problem is.

    More importantly, they don't focus on swing states, which is sadly where voter suppression tactics are the most effective.

    That said, Early voting surge in US points to record turnout. It looks like in the process of motivating his base, Trump also motivated everyone else. Probably the one good thing he has done as president that can be directly attributed to him.

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    1. babypuncher
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      I think this paragraph addresses that.

      They ignore the fact that the two party system demoralizes a lot of voters.

      I think this paragraph addresses that.

      According to our new survey with Ipsos of more than 8,000 Americans, people between 18 and 34 are less likely to have faith in our political system. But when we asked why they hadn’t voted in the past, we found that younger people weren’t more likely than older people to say they didn’t vote because they think the system is too broken to be fixed by voting, or because all the candidates are the same, or because they don’t believe in voting.

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