Bernie surrogate, Philip Agnew, on CNN's New Day, cites Spring Break as form of voter suppression

[Skya Rhen]

among young people. Seriously.

[wyldwolf]

1. Participation trophy generation

Complains about rules, complains about having to wait. Petulant. So sick of these types. Show me a poll that says we win without them and I'd tell them fuck off and come back when they grow up.

[Sloumeau]

2. They are really grasping as straws, aren't they? :) nt

[dansolo]

3. Absentee ballots?

If someone knows they will not be around doing an election, they can request an absentee ballot.

[brooklynite]

4. From the day I turned 18 (including my years in college), I haven't missed a single election...

No excuses.

[treestar]

19. Same here

the whole thing is beyond my understanding. If a primary is during your spring break, then be registered at home, or if you are going to FL, do an absentee or early vote.

[Codeine]

27. None whatsoever.

I turned 18 in time for the ‘88 elections and I’ve never missed a vote yet. People who waste that opportunity sadden me.

[Squinch]

5. More excuses about why the youth have NEVER, in all his 50 years in politics, shown up to vote for

BS.

Honestly, those who still believe that is going to happen are just being idiotic now.

[George II]

6. I saw that. Any excuse for losing, I guess. BTW, young Biden voters go on spring break, too....

....and I guess they don't know about absentee ballots?

[LiberalBrooke]

7. Spring break was extra work time and more money to me in college

Many of us did not see it as party time. Besides, I always have voted absentee when I was not going to be available on election days. I have never missed a chance to vote yet. That is a lame excuse anyway

[quickesst]

8. of course there are many exceptions....

.... as attested to in this thread, but why people come up with every excuse or accusation to explain why young people do not vote is beyond me when all they have to do is follow the simple science.

sometimes....
.... the answers are simpler than some want them to be.

18 to 25 year olds - science knows why they don't vote
I will start my post with a statement.
There is no "blame" that can be assigned to anyone. It's just scientific fact.

I don't know why so many people have a hard time understanding why young people love rallies which are emotionally stimulating, but do not show up to vote which is, quite frankly, kind of boring, and a lot of the time, requires patience . Science.

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Snip:
"It doesn’t matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isn’t something they can excel in, at least not yet.

The rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until age 25 or so.

In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s rational part. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences. Teens process information with the amygdala. This is the emotional part."

More at:
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051

[treestar]

20. yet they vote because

the could be drafted at that age.

The reasons they are drafted at 19 were cynical - most obedient and unquestioning I think it was.

So consistency would mean no draft until 25.

[quickesst]

21. the draft is another issue....

The question at hand is why Millennials don't vote. For the 18 to 25 age group, I have covered that in my original post. It's science, science which I personally believe should be applied to the draft, which I hope is never utilized again. It is science that I cannot force anyone to believe, but would hope that most would see the logic behind it.

[dawg day]

26. And it is not just this generation.

The majority of young people just don't vote. Having kids usually is the trigger, I think.

[quickesst]

31. one thing I will say....

Why this particular 18 to 25 year old group does better with the military than they do with their voting is because there is no consequences for not voting, but they absolutely know that if they screw up in the military, they can find themselves in deep doo-doo.

[zackymilly]

9. All those new video games coming out this month are youth voter suppression too. n/t

[Skya Rhen]

13. +1000

[Kahuna7]

22. lol +1 nt

[Jedi Guy]

24. Most video games release on a Tuesday. All these primaries on Tuesday...

Coincidence? I think not! The DNC is in cahoots with the video game industry to torpedo Bernie's campaign! The establishment strikes again!

[BidenBacker]

33. Hey

If Valve released Portal 3 on Election Day then Biden would have to win without my vote.

Sorry, Joe.

[Jedi Guy]

36. Or Half-Life 3... N/T

[BidenBacker]

40. You are obviously a connoisseur of world-class video games

Damn, that is always one word I have to look up the proper spelling of every single time I use it.

Why Valve doesn't provide new Portals and Half-Lifes for the masses begging for them is beyond me.

https://www.hypable.com/portal-3-may-never-happen/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life-3/half-life-3-release-date-story-gameplay-art

We need to make this a national priority ranking right up there with healthcare for all and halting climate change.

[PatSeg]

10. I recall a lot of excuses and accusations

when Bernie lost in 2016. Playing the victim is not a very flattering look. It changed a lot of people's opinion of Sanders, including mine.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Phillip Agnew is the gentleman who suggested Michelle Obama was unattractive.

[emmaverybo]

29. Thought so. Said such arrogant, ugly things.

[evertonfc]

12. They use this word term for everything.

[dalton99a]

14. Same idiot who called Zionism 'racist'

https://www.timesofisrael.com/phillip-agnew-who-called-zionism-racist-named-sanders-campaign-adviser/
Phillip Agnew, who called Zionism ‘racist,’ named Sanders campaign adviser

[highplainsdem]

15. Agnew is the crazy misogynist who called Michelle Obama "ugly" and then kinda apologized by blaming

socialization for his idiocy when he tweeted that.

I wouldn't expect anything but idiocy from him.

[ehrnst]

16. Oh my lord...

[TomCADem]

17. So Bernie Sanders Wants To Cancel Spring Break? Okay.

Lets see how that fares among college students. Good luck with that.

[treestar]

25. I wonder if any would be good with a compromise

Suppose you could get free public college if spring break were cancelled? Would Bernie agree?

[Cha]

34. Sounds like it, doesn't.. yeah, we'll see what the

youth think about that.

[monmouth4]

18. Is Phillip Agnew any relation to Spiro, VP to Nixon I believe..n/t

[msongs]

23. based on results bernie has been suppressing his own voter turnout lol nt

[emmaverybo]

30. Lol

[Cha]

35. Snap!

[NurseJackie]

38. Boom!

Americans are rejecting him.

[BidenBacker]

32. Let's see now

Sanders supporter on primary day: "Beer or Bernie? Beer or Bernie? Beer or Bernie? Hmm, I vote for BEER! But I'll be sure to vote in November...unless there's a party that day."

[NurseJackie]

37. Aw.

[GulfCoast66]

39. LOL! Even when I was a young guy who spent most of my time chasing beer and girls,

I never missed an election.

What next? If they can’t vote in the classroom or at the free concert it is voter suppression?

[Hortensis]

41. Developing victimization traits into political disorders.

Some campaigns are harmful to people’s mental health, not just the nation. People who’ve been here a while, such as back in 2016, have seen the effects of increasing extremism in some people.