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djg21

(1,803 posts)
16. I think you're wrong.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 03:56 PM
Mar 2020

In ordinary circumstances, I’d agree with you wholeheartedly. But this is unquestionably a national health crisis of unprecedented proportion. Seniors are the most vulnerable, and many will not vote if required to go to polling places and risk illness or death. And who will work the polls? Where I vote, the median age of the poll workers in in the mid 70s. And one infected person working at a polling place could infect countless persons. This is a risk that voters shouldn’t need to take. There needs to be a move the allow voting by mail nationwide, and it needs to be soon.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
The Berners will RandySF Mar 2020 #1
Early voting was hot and heavy in Columbus this morning. luvs2sing Mar 2020 #2
I don't know. FM123 Mar 2020 #3
S.W. Florida is a haven for republicans William769 Mar 2020 #5
Yes, SW FL is pretty red now, too bad, I love our west coast especially the Naples area... FM123 Mar 2020 #9
I went to High school in Naples. William769 Mar 2020 #10
It's a small world after all! FM123 Mar 2020 #11
Not a senior but I early voted Sunsky Mar 2020 #12
Yep! FM123 Mar 2020 #14
Primary voters, in general are dependable voters. MineralMan Mar 2020 #4
To "not" participate? Zeus69 Mar 2020 #6
Thanks. I edited my post. MineralMan Mar 2020 #8
Agree that is most likely, based on decades of Hortensis Mar 2020 #20
Older voters will walk in broken glass to vote for Biden showblue22 Mar 2020 #7
I hope Zeus69 Mar 2020 #13
I think you're wrong. djg21 Mar 2020 #16
Yean. I take that back showblue22 Mar 2020 #18
That is a very good point. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #15
yes rockfordfile Mar 2020 #17
Purely anecdotal, but I see older people out and about ThisIsNotPossible Mar 2020 #19
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