r/Cascadia • u/cobeywilliamson • 8d ago

The Actual Political Orientation of Cascadia

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The majority of voting eligible people in Cascadia did not vote in the last presidential election.

What do you think they want from a political/administrative system?

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u/neurochild NorCal 8d ago

This is weird. What are you trying to show?

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u/cobeywilliamson 8d ago edited 8d ago

That more people would prefer a political situation that isn't based on partisan elections than what they are currently being offered.

Also, that Cascadia is more politically coherent (apartisan/apolitical) than I have argued in the past.

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u/LiqdPT 7d ago

Except that a) you're already having to revisit your non-voter numbers because they don't seem to add up and b) you've jumped to a conclusion about non-voter when there might be multiple reasons someone doesn't vote.

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u/cobeywilliamson 7d ago

Jumped to a conclusion? We are literally practicing the scientific method.

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u/LiqdPT 7d ago

Non-voter only tells you taht they didn't vote, not why. "Wanted a choice other than what was available" is only one.

But your counting of eligible voters is also suspect, which would inflate your non-voter count.

The scientific method records observations. It doesn't make conclusions about causation without investigating all possible causes

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u/misanthpope 7d ago

Yeah, that's always been true and will always be true for as long as you expect 1 person to represent the interests of millions.

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u/neurochild NorCal 7d ago

Alright, well that's actually cool. But do it better next time.

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u/itsquinnmydude 6d ago

Okay but some number of the non-voters are probably people who aren't a-political but rather object to both candidates for one reason or another - This could be people both to the Democratic party's left and to the Republican party's right.

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u/Seanpines Cascadian 7d ago

Don't know why you're getting downvoted so much. Guess it's the people who showed up after the latest election lol

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u/cobeywilliamson 7d ago

I would simply like to hear what their vision for governance was. This is a forum, after all. I’m curious and sure I’d learn something.

Cheers mate

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u/Seanpines Cascadian 7d ago

Blue puppet over red puppet is the extent of their political knowledge. A lot of Cascadians worship the nordic welfare state model

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u/cobeywilliamson 7d ago

A lot of my neighbors in the Upper Columbia reaches claim libertarian or constitutionalist tendencies.

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u/misanthpope 7d ago

I think it's because they're stating something obvious. *Maybe* a large amount of Trump voters were happy with the choices offered, but certainly the vast majority of the populace is always unhappy with the choices offered.