While Bystanders view the Democratic Party more favorably than the GOP, they have a mix of liberal and conservative attitudes. They are sympathetic to the plight of the poor, but as many say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good as vice versa. They express fairly liberal views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage, but 54% say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases.
Bystanders are young (38% are under 30), and nearly a third (32%) are Hispanic. A third of Bystanders are foreign born, a higher share than any of the other typology groups, including 29% total who are not citizens.
Asked about their interest in a number of topics, 73% of Bystanders say they have no interest in government and politics, and two-thirds (66%) say they are not interested in business and finance. So what topics do interest them? Health, science and celebrities: 64% of Bystanders are interested in celebrities and entertainment (vs. 46% of the public). And, in a sign of their youth, they are drawn to video games: 35% call themselves a “video or computer gamer” (vs. 21% of the public).
In our survey, Bystanders were often more likely than other political cohorts to answer “don’t know,” to say they’ve “never heard of” the topic in question or to refuse to answer questions altogether.
So, minus the 29% of Political Bystanders who aren't US citizens and can't vote, that still leaves 71% of 10% of voting age Americans -- some 7.1% of eligible voters -- who could vote if they wanted to register. Or could register, with awesome GOP voter suppression laws.
The 38% of the Bystanders who are Millennials are the ones most likely to have common cause with the Democrats. If even half of them were convinced to register and vote blue in 2014, that would be a 2% boost across the board for the Dems, and that would go a long, long way in saving the Senate.
Why do you think Republicans are trying to make voting so difficult for the young and the poor?
You know, the one thing that gets me about this, aside from the standard white spite bullshit... actually, it is the white spite bullshit. I'd be less inclined to give a shit if these assholes weren't determined to literally throw this shit in others' faces. You want to waste gas on your substitute penises to spite libruls? Your money, dumbfuck. You want to literally blow smoke in the faces of other people? Yeah, that shit? Needs to stop.
ReplyDeleteBut then, what would white spite be if they couldn't throw it in the faces of people they don't like?
Near as I can tell, the "coal rollers" are spending money to screw up their vehicles' engines and waste even more fuel than normal for such gas guzzling monsters - because they think it'll annoy liberals. Funny that these folks also believe in the unrestricted free market - which assumes that all consumers act (and vote) rationally.
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