I'm going to keep this short, because my point is short, but I feel it needs to be made. It's not a comment because it's not in response to a single diary, but in response to dozens of diaries that get posted here daily.
Save your breath.
I'm talking to the diarists who are scolding people who won't vote in November. I'm talking to the diarists preaching doom and gloom of what will happen if/when the GOP takes majorities in November, as if alerting us to this fact for the first time.
People who aren't going to vote in November don't ready DailyKos or other political blogs. There are a few exceptions I'm sure, and their stupidity will go unread (by me at least) in the Comments. But by and large the people who would/could stay at home and not vote in November also aren't interested enough in politics to read DailyKos or other political sites.
If you really want to reach these people, get out in the world and talk to them. Posting mile-long screeds on here is a complete waste of your time, and a waste of anyone's time here who reads them. Because whether or not we are happy with the performance of our House, Senate and President over the last 20 months or so, we're all going to vote.
People are here at this site precisely because they know what's wrong with the GOP and Republican method of "governing". Probably mostly here because they were driven to the brink of madness when Bush won re-election in 2004 (I know that's what got me here.) While it may be common hyperbole to say that the Democrats are no better than the Republicans, when it comes down to it, we know the difference.
So enough already with the diaries admonishing imaginary readers for not voting two months from now. Please. It's silly. If you want to stir up more votes for November, go talk to people in person. Go start up discussions on non-political sites about why the shitty fucking Congress we have is still better than the disastrous, terrible one we could (and may) have starting next year. That's where you might get some new votes, 'coz you're not going to find them here.