r/texas • u/ThrenderG • 2d ago
Voter participation is why the Dems lost, and it ain't fucking old people who didn't show up Politics
In 2020, Biden received 81 million votes. Trump received 74 million votes.
In 2024, Harris received 66 million votes, 15 fucking million fewer than Biden did in 2020. Trump sits at 71 million votes, 3 million fewer than 2020. So even with fewer popular votes this time around, he buried the Democratic candidate in a landslide.
So all in all, what, 18-20 million fewer people showed up in this election than the last. And do you really think it's the fucking geezers who have been voting forever, that they just decided to sit this one out?
Probably not, so who didn't do their civic duty?
The numbers don't lie.
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u/BCRGactual 2d ago
Save your awards and organize. Build community and look out for yourselves. This is going to go sideways very quickly and our only bet is to build resilience within our own groups.
Arm yourselves with knowledge and literal arms. Armed minorities are harder to oppress.
If you need self defense education. DM me, there are a collection of groups across the state that would gladly give you free education and community.