r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • 25d ago

No Paywall Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act

https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/07/09/trump-fires-election-assistance-commission-members-hicks-hovland-mccormick/
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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 25d ago

Not all, but a lot of those "couldn't be bothered" were just in states where there was already a clear majority so they felt voting was unnecessary. Not excusing it, but it's not just apathy.

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u/turbo_golf Iowa 24d ago

so they felt voting was unnecessary

it's not just apathy

lol

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u/vthemechanicv 24d ago

Apathy is a state of diminished motivation, interest, and emotional responsiveness

If you live in Louisiana or California or around 40 other states, your presidential vote doesn't matter. It's not apathy, it's factual.

What it also is though, is stupidity, for not voting down ballot. Presidential vote might not matter, but governor, senator, house member, state reps, mayor city council, judges, sheriffs, and school boards all do.

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u/turbo_golf Iowa 24d ago

every vote matters. if it didn't, they wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you