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In reply to the discussion: Want the Democratic Party to Change? [View all]MineralMan
(146,351 posts)Actually, social media can be a powerful GOTV method, if there's something to talk about that will work. I'm not sure there was for the 2014 election. There were lots of problems that affect people, but few solutions anyone could see. I think that hurt turnout a lot.
What I saw on social media was a lot of complaints, but few solutions offered. That's too bad, because the folks who rely on social media for information didn't get the information needed to get them fired up to vote. I'm not sure what that information would have been, frankly, this year. Things are slowly improving, but nothing dramatic is in the cards right now.
People vote for solutions to problems. If there are just problems, but no solutions, it's hard to get people to the polls.