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In reply to the discussion: If you sit this one out ( Joy Reid on Platner ) [View all]FakeNoose
(43,351 posts)... and also the infrequent and disengaged voters. Most of the Democrats that I know are already engaged and we/they would never think of sitting home on election day. The problem is that the commitment of Democratic Party members isn't enough, there are way too many Americans who are not paying attention. They're not making this election a priority, but it SHOULD BE a priority.
Screaming and ranting isn't a good way to get them engaged. Talking sensibly, and listening to them with sincerity and (sometimes) humor, getting them to see how it affects them, their friends and their loved ones ... this is how we need to engage with the unreliable voters and non-voters.
When people decide to remain independent, they might have a good reason, or they might not. We don't know, but we should respect that, and ask them to consider the importance of these issues. Derision doesn't work, and yet it's almost the only strategy the MAGAs have.