Jemar Tisby: Advice For Single Issue Voters
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"The singular Sharon McMahon asked me to weigh-in with some advice for "single issue voters." I said, "Single-issue voting is reductive and constrains political choices. It binds and blinds voters when choosing who will represent them and their neighbors." Unless, of course, democracy itself is the single issue! Read and let me know what you think!"
Let’s be honest: a large percentage of Americans are single issue voters.
And we know what the most common single issue is. Abortion.
You might bristle at the idea of being labeled a single issue voter. You might say, “I care about more things than abortion — I care about the economy, immigration, international relations, etc.,” but ultimately, large nu…
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