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Re:Facebook Is Not Working by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:52AM (#39605028)
Social Media is very successful in Get Out the Vote campaigns for younger people - who typically vote for one party disproportionately.
Re:Facebook Is Not Working by bbarn on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:59AM (#39605226)
This would be a point for sure, except this is a primary and the only people who can vote in it are registered party members. Young people actually registered already care enough to know it's the primary today.

This one is already decided though. Biden on the Democrat side, Trump on the Republican. If anything it might hurt the Trump side a bit, as people may not realize that the Supreme Court only yesterday ruled states can not block him.

Re:Facebook Is Not Working by MandieD on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @11:54AM (#39606112)
There’s all the down-ballot elections, and states like Texas have completely open primaries.

And states like Texas often have nearly one-party rule, so the primary pretty much is the election.

Because of the party that currently owns the non-urban parts of Texas, I usually vote in that primary, despite not voting for its candidates in the general elections.

Re:Facebook Is Not Working by diggan on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @11:02AM (#39605284)
> This would be a point for sure, except this is a primary and the only people who can vote in it are registered party members

Can't you register the same day as the voting happens? Seems utterly stupid that you have to register to vote to begin with, but if it's a requirement, you should at least be able to register the day of the voting.

Re:Facebook Is Not Working by fddrdplktrew on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @07:27PM (#39610819)
I used to switch my party back and forth to vote for who I thought mattered most when I cared about voting.
Re:Facebook Is Not Working by fddrdplktrew on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @07:26PM (#39610806)
I thought Facebook was being used by old people nowadays