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Skipping The Gym To Exercise My Rights š
American Historian Lindsay Chervinsky joins WIRED to answer the internetās burning questions about the history of US Elections. Can the President cancel or postpone an election? Why do midterms usually end up with the party of the current president losing? Why are US elections held on a Tuesday in November? Answers to these questions andā¦
@EvieHolland-j3o
October 20, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Really good, everything feels well done
@andoru
October 20, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Whole issue goes away when voting is compulsory.
@xdenzelflexz7836
October 20, 2026 at 3:07 pm
Compulsory voting so you have to choose between moloch or baal and nothing will change, good idea.
@GratefulRobin
October 20, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Sure, if States also made voting as accessible as possible, lest you want to end up like North Korea where voting is compulsory and the same party happens to win every time partly because if you donāt vote for the Party you go to Prison for Hard Laborš
Edit: She outlines how it is inaccessible
@Stretchnrest
October 20, 2026 at 3:03 pm
I seen so many ypung people yesterday during early voting. I was cheering for them. Cause when i was younger i was just trying to make money. It seemed like an old people problem. Glad they are showing up
@rainbow_java
October 20, 2026 at 3:14 pm
I moved about once a year until I was 25. Remembering to keep my voter registration updated was not a priority then.
@shoumikmaitra8924
October 20, 2026 at 3:24 pm
Its mainly that nobody has our best interests at heart and id rather just not partake in this humiliation ritual
@sylshtor1844
October 20, 2026 at 5:10 pm
You and millions like you WOULD make a difference.
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@JeanGreyHGBEF6061
October 20, 2026 at 4:04 pm
I think some donāt agree with the system and vote by not voting, as we are seeing in France right now
@AshYBoi03
October 20, 2026 at 4:27 pm
So true why vote when you hate both sides
@deeps6979
October 20, 2026 at 4:27 pm
France also does better mass action. Remember when they were going to tweak their retirement age by a year or two and there were RIOTS? French donāt play around.
@notdunnjoshdun
October 20, 2026 at 4:19 pm
i realized a long time ago that its useless when the popular vote doesnt matter. if youre in a blue state, likely theres no reason to vote if youre voting blue. i mean look at how they counted california. 0 ballots were in and they already declared a blue win. same goes for red. the only votes that matter are swing states and those in opposition to the popular choice. when it comes to local law, welp.. ill just move, gunna have to anyway since ill be priced out of my rental every election cycle.
@sylshtor1844
October 20, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Better to participate in change than to give up altogether.
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@notdunnjoshdun
October 20, 2026 at 7:44 pm
@sylshtor1844the point is there is no change happening in these scenarios. the majority of people are in vote locked states.
@rebeccapowell7551
October 20, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Iāve been poor. Iāve moved around. I still voted.
@sidneylemon1951
October 20, 2026 at 5:32 pm
Right. These are such lame excuses.
@legnajk026
October 20, 2026 at 7:59 pm
Good for you! Theyāre barriers for others though. Try having a little empathy.
@jeremyglass4283
October 20, 2026 at 4:27 pm
Oh trust me, they will turn out this year, young people are PISSED at this administration!
@nocabron2684
October 20, 2026 at 6:55 pm
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@kcrowshop
October 20, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Itās always been my partner and I with maybe a couple people my age, but we have an incredibly different situation than most people our age.
@skloak
October 20, 2026 at 4:43 pm
Every year Iād ask all the young people at my job if theyāre going to vote, and if not, why not. The overwhelming majority said ānoā, because āit doesnāt matterā. I live in a red state, and most of these were blue-sided kids who were just so disillusioned that they felt there was no point trying because āthe state goes red no matter whatā. We need better outreach, better education, and better, stronger messaging to get this huge chunk of the population to get off their butts and actually try. I reached some, just by virtue of having several in the room at once, but not enough. Until all the young people are voting, itās never enough.
@casm6171
October 20, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Iāll vote just not for republican or democratic.
@nicokelly6453
October 20, 2026 at 5:27 pm
I hope we improve our election processes to make voting easier for everyone. Voting is an important right and we should all be able and willing to use it. We should all fight against voter disenfranchisement.
@blueamel3751
October 20, 2026 at 6:36 pm
Or the main reason cuz its doesnt make a difference
@legendaryuoit
October 20, 2026 at 7:36 pm
noā¦cuz we all know at this point that no matter who will be elected, its going to be just another disapointment
@odnewdylee
October 20, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Because no matter how we vote we get the same thing over and over and over again.
@fhoewjieowg
October 20, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Voting is an illusion and changes nothing. Stop thinking your vote matters or is even counted.