To many, low youth turnout is not a problem, it’s the goal. From moving voting booths to splitting congressional districts, politicians are doing all they can to lower voting numbers in young people. Kal Penn discusses why that is and what tactics politicians are taking in this edition of Long Story Short. #DailyShow #Comedy
The plutocrats are dividing the world. By age, race, political affiliation. Divide, click and conquer.
ReplyYes! More shows like this!!! Thanks for bringing attention to and empowering young voters! So important!
Replythe kids are to dumb to vote.
ReplyI’ve stopped watching the daily show every since Trevor Noah left.
ReplyState of Georgia has delivered absentee ballot to my college student consistently, two to three days AFTER the election. Youth voter suppression is absolutely real, coordinated, and inflicted .
ReplyWE VOTE IN SCHOOLS!!
So, are they removing polling booths from schools?
That excuse to remove booths from college campuses was as lazy as my cats!
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ReplyThis is the guy from Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
ReplyBring back Hassan
ReplyKEEP KAL
ReplySo the daily show is going to rip on its own audience now? I thought this was about how they suppress the youth votes and then y’all jump on the bandwagon and make fun of their intelligence too. Not sure how ya stuck it to them there Daily Show, just backed up the demoralizing with backhanded compliments. I feel like Daily Show is now is trying too hard.
ReplyFantastic controlled opposition. Just vote every two or four years. Don’t organize. Don’t get involved your community. Just choose between billionaire-backed candidates and other billionaire-backed candidates and then go continue being a peasant for the rich and powerful.
ReplyIn the early 90s I had to vote by absentee ballot which my parents mailed to me along with a list of their picks. I don’t remember whether I mailed it to whatever voting authority or if I mailed it back to my parents. I’m wondering about that quite a bit now…
ReplyNH has changed definitions of what a resident is to disqualify out of state students too
ReplyTexas allows absentee ballots if you are out of your county at the time of the election.
ReplyI lived in South Florida & went to uni in Central Florida, & I voted by absentee ballot.
If you REALLY WANT TO VOTE, you will find a way to vote… do not give me any excuses!
Please keep Kal Penn!!!!!
ReplyThe powers that discourage the young to not vote saying their vote don’t count will also push that young people shouldn’t get livable wage because they don’t count.
ReplyMy first time voting was at age 18 (Bush/Gore) on the SDSU campus. Open to everyone and honestly, it opened my eyes bc I was only there to vote for Gore and didn’t pay attention to the other items on the ballot. An old guy in line by me (he was probably my age now, ha) kinda scolded me for not reading up on all the issues and said he spends hours researching. I have done that ever since and encourage others to do so. Don’t think kids don’t care!
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