Current Events > CNN just said only 20% of active NBA players are registered to vote

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Balrog0
08/31/20 7:56:31 AM
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They were interviewing enes kanter about the decision to turn arenas into polling sites and Jake tapper said that

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Bad_Mojo
08/31/20 8:52:36 AM
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Is this something you can look up for everyone in America? If they're registered to vote or not. Because I'm calling BS on the number since I don't think that's something you can look up online with a background check or something.

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gna647
08/31/20 8:53:30 AM
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Theres no way they can get that info for every player legally


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Bad_Mojo
08/31/20 8:57:00 AM
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gna647 posted...
Theres no way they can get that info for every player legally

So more bull shit from the media. What a shock! /s

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Balrog0
08/31/20 8:57:14 AM
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gna647 posted...
Theres no way they can get that info for every player legally

Voter registration is open info iirc, but I think he's just using a number they gave him so it might be wrong

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Balrog0
08/31/20 8:57:44 AM
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Bad_Mojo posted...
So more bull shit from the media. What a shock! /s
How do you guys think campaigns reach voters

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Doom_Art
08/31/20 9:00:50 AM
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Balrog0 posted...
How do you guys think campaigns reach voters
The info is beamed from the mothership I thought

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Bad_Mojo
08/31/20 9:01:03 AM
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Balrog0 posted...
How do you guys think campaigns reach voters


Bad_Mojo posted...
Is this something you can look up for everyone in America?


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Balrog0
08/31/20 9:03:29 AM
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Well there's two questions, is it open info and how did CNN get it. I think the players association said that they were going to focus on getting players voting because it looks hypocritical to talk about activism and not even vote. The 20% number is from them afaik. I know doc rivers is really into this new black male voter project too


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Bad_Mojo
08/31/20 9:05:32 AM
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Balrog0 posted...
Well there's two questions, is it open info and how did CNN get it. I think the players association said that they were going to focus on getting players voting because it looks hypocritical to talk about activism and not even vote. The 20% number is from them afaik. I know doc rivers is really into this new black male voter project too

So the number may not even be credible, so why make a news story out of it? People really need to stop with the x% stuff, pretty much every time it's complete bull shit

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TheRealDill2000
08/31/20 9:22:21 AM
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gna647 posted...
Theres no way they can get that info for every player legally


I thought I heard that the NBAPA provided that number.
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The Trent
08/31/20 9:23:41 AM
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NBA has 450 players
90 registered to vote
lol

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Balrog0
08/31/20 9:25:12 AM
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The Trent posted...
NBA has 450 players
90 registered to vote
lol
It's less bad than it seems. Like 25% aren't us citizens

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_Raich_
08/31/20 9:26:08 AM
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iirc, during the time that they were skipping games, the players met up a lot to talk about how they want to push change going forward. Chris Paul is the head of the player's union, and has been huge on getting teammates enrolled to vote. Got his whole team registered, or at least all who qualify. Most have assumed he probably did a rough roll call just to check in one of these meetings, and where the 20% comes from. Only issue is that no one is sure if that means 20% in general (including players who cannot vote, such as European players) or 20% of players who are eligible.

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The Trent
08/31/20 9:26:39 AM
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Balrog0 posted...
It's less bad than it seems. Like 25% aren't us citizens

oh fuck that's a great point i didn't even register
probably down to more like 65
i wonder if lebron is one of them lol

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