Ibram X. Kendi definitely knows what he’s talking about when it comes to voting policy, swing voters and how those things interact. If you haven’t yet, I definitely recommend starting with this essay about The Other Swing Voter. After you’re done with that, read this article which addresses a number of the factors involved in keeping younger voters from hitting the polls and voting for Bernie Sanders or most other left-wing candidates.
The punchline is that Republicans and so-called “moderate” Democrats have everything to gain–and nothing to lose–by keeping our voting systems and policies exactly the way they are.
So, the next time you hear someone saying that Sanders isn’t “electable” because he’s not getting the votes, or that young voters are simply never going to show up when it counts, point them to this very article and tell them to shut it.
I’m on my second of x Irish Coffees, I’ll probably wait until tomorrow to read these but I definitely will read them.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!