Why 130M Americans Sat Out the Election (Full)

Solving America's Problems · Dec 30, 2025 · 1h 10m

Over 130 million Americans didn’t vote last presidential cycle—that’s 40% of eligible voters ghosting democracy. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go hard on the real barriers: gerrymandering rigging districts, voter ID laws blocking people without the “right” paperwork, felons permanently silenced, and an Electoral College that ignores the popular vote, and sketchy e-voting tech nobody trusts. If you’re pissed that your vote feels pointless, this episode explains exactly why—and why it doesn’t have to stay that way.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Voting Kickoff – Barriers to Ballots: Rethinking…