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In reply to the discussion: Dave Aronberg on Morning Joe: All the talk re: what can happen is to discourage & demoralize Dems [View all]Sunsky
(1,737 posts)Trump is trying to discourage Democrats from voting by trying to make it seem as if our votes won't matter and our voices will be silenced by the courts. He's trying to get those who do not normally participate but might this election to reconsider and stay home.
For years, in my GOTV efforts, I've met people who believe that it's not worth their time because their votes will not be counted. This happens a lot in my immigrant communities, with people who have experienced sham elections or who grew up skeptical of the electoral process. This strategy of Trump, I believe is born from data collected through micro-targeting and is geared towards those kinds of skeptics. I'm not saying Trump will not try this tactic but I do not believe he will be successful. The media is assisting Trump by promulgating this theory. People are fired up and ready to participate in this election and Trump is trying to water down this momentum. We need to find a way to convince people that Trump's efforts will not be successful and that it is still worth the effort to cast their votes.