a federal holiday, and start teaching kids why we trashed their future (and continue to lie to them that we are fixing it - lol ) and why this is important.

I'd predict the probability of success is higher for moving it to Saturday. But either way.

lives aren't getting better.

One should do different things if they want a different result.

maybe your efforts should go towards promoting that

Voter's choice whether they want to mail it back or take it to a voting center in person.

We've been exclusively vote-by-mail here for years, and last I checked (which was years ago), it has consistently increased our turnout.

country wide. And enforced.

I live in Washington state and we get our ballots mailed to us 2 weeks before election day (with a booklet explaining each item being voted pro and con and detailing any cost involved) and all we have to do is fill it out, put in a special envolope provided, sign it and drop it off at a special mailbox-like box, of which there are dozens all around towns, typically one in walking distance from your home (true in my case), anytime before 8pm Nov 3rd. Easy as could be. My town had a 11% voter turn out, my county has a 27% voter turn out. In total roughly 30% of registered voters decided the outcome.
It has nothing to do with method of voting or day of voting and everything to do with voter apathy and having nothing to believe in, to be excited for, to vote.
We need a canidiate and a cause that goes a different direction, if my choices are light grey and dark grey, what the hell do I care who wins.
If I tell people I need your taxes dollars for this thing or that thing and it never happens or takes years and more tax dollars and the benefit is not as visible anymore, it makes me less inclined to believe you next time you need my money or effort.
We have to go out, the candidate has to go out, door to door, show we care and it matters. Talk to people, listen to people and be accountable to people.

I am a progressive. Ask me why.

face tactic. so while youre waiting for the perfect candidate to dazzle and sweep you off your feet your losing your health care, right to work, your union, your safety nets , unemployment , ssi , medicare or medicade , your WEEKENDS. not to mention the nrlb the cfpb, protections against businesses raping and pillaging your account. additionally the right isn't too concerned with the police violence or the police state or taking away your right to vote, women's right to do anything
GODDAMIT THE TWO PARTIES ARE NOT THE SAME but the left not voting for the left only pushes the left toward the middle
so while you wait for perfection you send all of us back to the 1800s. sometimes voting is about what your gonna get but about keeping the gains you've made and THAT IS something to vote for
take a look at this


isn't stopping this something to vote for?

You have to convince. I was one of the 11% in my town that voted.
It isn't about the "perfect" candidate. It is about a candidate that people can believe in enough to come out and vote.
I agree that, for the most part, the two sides are not the same. The problem is that many Dem candidates are more and more often self-identifying as moderate or moderate-centerist and a lot of teapublicans are becoming more radicalized and far-right. As those policies move more to the right, the differences become shades of grey or to complicated and who you vote for matters less and less. Not to mention, the more it sound like "politics as usual" the less people care.

I think we should start focusing on town, county and state elections and then the federal elections will fix themselves.

We have been begging our party to move in another direction for years. In fact that was what the Nader vote was all about. But it is obvious this year again that TPTB have no plans to listen to the people in our party.

When TPTB continually win by using lies and memes and dirty tricks it is obvious why people do not go to the polls to vote.

But what we saw this election is that the voter who stays home is not hurting TPTB but instead is hurting his own home locale. Ex. KY and ACA.

Focus on town, county and state elections and then the federal elections will fix themselves.

Before Election Day here in Florida. I usually vote by mail though.

already have early voting of about two weeks. If somebody isn't going to vote during a two week span I doubt they will show up on a Saturday.