Turnonver rates in senators has been on avg decline year over year (This isn’t the case for the house) and the end all be all is that the people who are voting are voting on name recognition
2024-12-27 02:31:07
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Kk :
Modern medicine has extended life but not always health, leading to aging leaders whose physical bodies outlast their cognitive sharpness. 🥹
2024-12-27 03:45:26
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GRIZZLYBEARPAGAN :
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Quality over quantity any day.
2025-02-16 00:46:45
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Drake Dodson :
There’s also the corporate money in politics problem now
2024-12-28 15:16:34
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helen :
Yes!
2025-01-06 21:12:16
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OffRoadCamryNV :
🥰
2024-12-27 21:26:47
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Leonie :
These old politicians are just selfish
2024-12-27 04:23:51
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Amara Makandeya :
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
2024-12-27 15:01:42
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syd :
so many of them run unopposed or in districts so gerrymandered that it’s almost impossible for other candidates to gain any traction
2024-12-27 04:52:38
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KD :
Nah, this is lobbying and PACs. They decide who gets elected with funding, not us. Then they control the politicians.
2024-12-27 14:47:55
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Alexis Gorman :
Also like most people can’t afford to contribute meaningfully to the serious costs of running a campaign under the current system. Ideology only goes so far when faced by big donors
2024-12-27 06:03:56
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justinlooker5 :
the issue is primaries. no one votes at the primary. demographics didn't change much so red v blue doesn't happen often
2024-12-27 07:38:02
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Faith Hill :
I’ve BEEN saying we keep people alive longer than they should just because we have the technology
2024-12-27 03:44:13
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mstippyaf :
Ok, but "We, the People" is a directive, not a benediction..No use blaming Congress for being the ditch when We, the Drivers are asleep at the wheel.
2024-12-27 03:26:33
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Michelle O' Bam Ya :
Gerrymandering.
2024-12-31 16:33:06
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e :
Don’t blame medicine without blaming the various societal systems that medicine is locked into
2024-12-31 01:28:18
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Whatsyourfavoritecat :
Well people do this same thing the their family members. The amount of trach and PEGs (to force feed) I’ve seen family electe to put in their fully demented family member who forgets how to eat.
2024-12-31 01:11:28
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Oliverrr :
Also you need a ton of money to run and campaign and guess who hoarded the wealth
2024-12-29 05:47:02
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Andrea W :
I’ve been saying a lot will change when these dinosaurs die, but I think that’s going to be like 10-20 years
2024-12-28 15:27:28
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Raereads :
Also we need campaign finance reform so the young people and working class people can afford to run 🗣️🗣️🗣️
2024-12-28 03:38:10
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Mikey :
People just don’t look at who they’re voting for. They just walk into the booth and they have no idea who the Downballot candidates are and they just pick whoever.
2024-12-27 21:53:09
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MILES :
There’s a reason the retirement age is 65. It was rare to reach that age. Much less survive 20-30 years past it
2024-12-27 18:29:26
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Kirsta’s Creations :
I’m reminded of someone interviewing obama out of office quoting him saying I’m stepping aside for the new generation. The interviewer asked him did he mean the silent generation? 🤣 Yeah.
2024-12-27 14:12:30
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Conner :
the "life expectancy of 35" thing is mostly because of how many people died in infancy or childhood. If you made it to adulthood you'd probably make it to ~60...
2024-12-27 02:56:06
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May :
No one ran against the representative for my district, so he automatically won. That is also a problem.
2024-12-27 13:36:42
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LordAnkarin :
The big problem is campaign finance. It takes a lot of money to get elected, but once you are it is infinitely easy to get the money. Makes it very hard to primary or contest a seat.
2024-12-27 16:18:32
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dondlings :
Life expectancy of 35 was due to childhood deaths. People lived similarly long 100 years ago (a little shorter) if they made it through childhood.
2024-12-27 03:50:19
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Andrew :
I think part of the problem is that jr members of Congress are much less effective. Voting in someone new means giving up influence
2024-12-27 03:53:20
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