Submitted by Enragedocelot t3_z1bxwz in massachusetts
I feel like the 1 in 350 young people isn’t right. The whole letter feels fake. Anyone else get this?
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throw_away_899210 t1_ixa4mqo wrote
???? she won her primary aka this race ended forever ago so it’s weird these went out
ReporterOther2179 t1_ixa7xgo wrote
You’ve got to keep cultivating the garden even in the off season. By Lech Wales’s you mean the ‘ in solidarity’ tag line? Totally normal in left circles since long before Lech. If it were Solidarity, capital S yup a reference to a Polish activism.
Enragedocelot OP t1_ixahe59 wrote
PM_me_PMs_plox t1_ixaimje wrote
Why not email them and ask? Curious what they’ll say.
yupyupnopewhat t1_ixb9hi4 wrote
Aaaw, that’s so wholesome!
the_other_50_percent t1_ixbn8hg wrote
In “Solidarity”.
Perseverance792 t1_ixbwfuq wrote
The definition of "approximately" could be stretched here by a mile
flowercrownrugged t1_ixc6mgq wrote
I find it very hard to believe the 1 out of 350 stat that this letter offer. The number of universities in Massachusetts where young adults are politically engaged is far larger than that
fun_guy02142 t1_ixcjcv1 wrote
Many college kids are registered to vote back home.
PuddleCrank t1_ixckje3 wrote
It's clearly per some small voting area, not the state.
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Smoaktreess t1_ixco3ec wrote
Seems like they’re just trying to encourage the youth to vote and get involved. Not sure what the issue is? Lol
Enragedocelot OP t1_ixcphdq wrote
Certainly yea. I just was skeptical when she told me about it. It looked like one of those fake recruitment letters lol
beardedjawa t1_ixe5ay4 wrote
Yeah if it's just the election that Robyn Kennedy was running in (1st Worcester), it's not too crazy.
According to the Sec of State, 14,914 ballots were cast in that race. 350 of 14,914 votes would be about 2.34% of the vote, and according to this site, 18-23 year olds only make up about 6% of the Massachusetts population. Filtering out those that aren't eligible to vote, considering lower turnout rates for primary elections, and then further considering lower turnout rates for younger voters, I think 350 for this district wouldn't be unreasonable.
PuddleCrank t1_ixfukkd wrote
Thanks for doing the math!
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