1. As for voter suppression, it’s real. But never let a liberal complain about it without mentioning that voter suppression is *not why Democrats lose.* Democrats lose, because people who would most benefit from Democratic policies don’t vote.
2. Liberals are right to condemn GOP voting laws. They are immoral. But let’s not forget to put blame where it rightly belongs: in the laps of complacent Democratic voters.
3. The Times’ @DLeonhardt did the homework. He found that voter turnout has remained largely the same in midterms and presidential election years, despite the rise of repressive voter ID laws since 2012.
4. That means that voter suppression laws have had little affect, and that Democrats lose because people just don’t vote.
5. Liberals are being too nice. Not only are they not blaming voters for not voting. They are not *holding such voters in contempt.*
6. I know, I know. Again, so harsh. But look: The New Yorker just published a story about a 5-year-old immigrant girl from Honduras ripped from her abuela at the US-Mexican border and *forced to sign away her rights.* newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
7. I don’t want to hear about chasing away voters with contempt. I want to hear about Americans taking their duty, as citizens, seriously, and putting a stop to evil.
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