by #ClaireEliseThompson in @grist:

"'I wish every climate activist understood one thing,' says Nathaniel Stinnett, founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project (who was featured on our 2016 Grist 50 list). 'Whether you vote or not is public record. So campaigns look up who votes, and then focus only on those voters' — and their stated priorities.

"Simply by voting regularly, Stinnett says, you increase the visibility of the issues you care about, and the likelihood that politicians will act on them. On the flipside, not voting basically guarantees your priorities will be ignored."

https://grist.org/looking-forward/these-climate-advocates-dont-care-about-your-carbon-footprint-they-care-about-whether-you-vote/

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