▲ 624 ▼ 'Stand your butt up': Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged the president of the Teamsters union, Sean O'Brien, but Sanders shut them both down.
[–] UristMcHolland@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (6 children) The real problem is over 50% of the voting age population just doesn't vote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 41 points 2 years ago And part of that problem is that the aforementioned group of people deliberately make it harder to vote so that it comes down to whoever they can get more outraged. And guess what kind of people get more outraged? permalink fedilink source parent [–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) 67% of eligible voters voted in 2020 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sobriquet@aussie.zone 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But much closer to 60% from 2004-2016, and below 60% before that. See turnout statistics. Definitely more than 50% of eligible population typically voting, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 years ago 2022 turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm election was over 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Most recent election in Suffolk County, NY - 1.1M eligible voters. 277K votes cast. Barely a 25% voter turnout. Source: https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentCounty.html https://projects.newsday.com/voters-guide/results/long-island-voters-guide-november-7-2023-general-election permalink fedilink source parent [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I live in Oklahoma, and this is most of the answer. The reason for that is it's intentionally difficult to vote if you have a job. A lot of managers won't give you time even if they are supposed to. The polling places are typically churches, or old folks homes. My polling place is a nursing home, and every time I vote, there is a line of people who can barely remember their own name getting ready to vote, and it's easy for them because they live there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] snuff@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And what make you think that 50% would vote the way you want them to? Remember that people are fucking retarded. End of thought. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ABCDE@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The problem is you're lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the last congressional election voter turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm was higher than 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) You said people won't vote, you can't pick and choose when they do vote in higher numbers than you're saying in presidential elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 41 points 2 years ago And part of that problem is that the aforementioned group of people deliberately make it harder to vote so that it comes down to whoever they can get more outraged. And guess what kind of people get more outraged? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) 67% of eligible voters voted in 2020 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sobriquet@aussie.zone 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But much closer to 60% from 2004-2016, and below 60% before that. See turnout statistics. Definitely more than 50% of eligible population typically voting, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 years ago 2022 turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm election was over 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sobriquet@aussie.zone 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But much closer to 60% from 2004-2016, and below 60% before that. See turnout statistics. Definitely more than 50% of eligible population typically voting, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago In presidential elections. Midterms, where people are still elected to Congress, and state and local elections, are also important but see far lower turnout. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 2 years ago 2022 turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm election was over 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iN8sWoRLd@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Most recent election in Suffolk County, NY - 1.1M eligible voters. 277K votes cast. Barely a 25% voter turnout. Source: https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentCounty.html https://projects.newsday.com/voters-guide/results/long-island-voters-guide-november-7-2023-general-election permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I live in Oklahoma, and this is most of the answer. The reason for that is it's intentionally difficult to vote if you have a job. A lot of managers won't give you time even if they are supposed to. The polling places are typically churches, or old folks homes. My polling place is a nursing home, and every time I vote, there is a line of people who can barely remember their own name getting ready to vote, and it's easy for them because they live there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snuff@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And what make you think that 50% would vote the way you want them to? Remember that people are fucking retarded. End of thought. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ABCDE@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The problem is you're lying. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the last congressional election voter turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm was higher than 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) You said people won't vote, you can't pick and choose when they do vote in higher numbers than you're saying in presidential elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the last congressional election voter turnout was 46%. The last time a midterm was higher than 50% was in the 1910s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) You said people won't vote, you can't pick and choose when they do vote in higher numbers than you're saying in presidential elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) You said people won't vote, you can't pick and choose when they do vote in higher numbers than you're saying in presidential elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago So I didn't make the comment that you initially replied to. I was only offering some data that showed there are a lot of national elections where voter turnout was less than half. It's true that presidential elections have a higher turnout than midterm but all of the house and ⅓ of the Senate are voted on in every midterm. They're incredibly important and it's a fact that less than half of eligible Americans turn out for those elections. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Last time I checked, senator Markwayne Mullin was not voted in as president. permalink fedilink source parent