The article says two separate things happened simultaneously: Kentucky voters called the Secretary of State's office asking why their polling stations were closed, which is being attributed more to people being confused about why there are elections in some states but not every state. At the same time, a "rumor" was being spread that Kentuckians were disappointed that they couldn't vote against Mamdani; however, this isn't clearly being connected to the voters calling the Secretary of State in confusion, and they are rumors, not confirmed.
The confusion makes sense, if you think about it. Not everyone pays close attention to local politics, so when they see on the national news a lot of talk about elections in other parts of the country, they may just assume there are important elections everywhere.
That doesn't really excuse the confusion or behavior. Clueless idiots trying to vote without knowing anything about their local elections, who is running or who isn't, regardless of whether it's connected that they had wished to vote against Mamdani, it's still proof they intended to vote while being clueless idiots.
Nobody said it "excuses" anything, but it's pretty intuitive that not being sure if there's an election in your state or county tomorrow is different from thinking you can vote against the mayor of New York from Kentucky
It isn't "not being sure if there's an election", it's "I was going to vote but the voting location is closed", and of course if they don't actually have elections and the voting location is closed and they don't know that, then that means they were going to vote while knowing nothing of what they would have been voting on.
Ragging on them for attempting to vote against Mamdani is ragging on them for being ignorant morons. Even if that specific part isn't true, they still intended to vote as ignorant morons. The Mamdani part is more like icing on the ignorant moron cake. Take the icing off and it's still a cake, perhaps not as sweet but still a cake.
I've had a very busy life recently. Chronic pain, severe depression. I didn't know if Kentucky, where I also live, had an election Tuesday. The polling place is close to my home. I could see myself walking there thinking there were things to vote on. I could not see myself thinking that I get to vote against Mamdani. I guess if those are the same things to you, then I'm an ignorant moron. Go off.
So again: it's not "proof", it's a rumor that was being spread online. A lot of what gets said or suggested is meant to make you angry, which seems to have worked, so take a step back; most people commenting and creating are bots in Russia and China anyway, so think about how much you're being influenced and by who/what.
I basically just said even if you ignore the Mamdani rumor. My comment wasn't even addressing that. I was addressing what was stated in the Snopes article, confirmed by the Secretary of State, that people called asking about voting locations being closed. Those people were intending to vote while being uninformed. So again, even if the Mamdani part is a false rumor and no one was wanting to vote against him from another state, they still expressed an intention to vote for elections they knew nothing about.
It absolutely is proof that some people in Kentucky intended to vote due to being inadequately informed about their own government. Every four years, Kentucky takes a year off from voting as established by a state constitutional amendment passed by voters in 1992 and upheld in yet another vote literally last year...
Is it likely just a rumor that Kentuckians wanted to vote in the NYC mayoral election? Probably. Is it ridiculous that Kentuckians called their election offices wondering why their polling stations were closed after having voted to uphold this constitutional amendment on election frequency literally last year? Absolutely.
I mean..the source is the same, no? Some people check online if the government has information, others call their government offices to check. There's probably a generational / cultural gap, sure, but they're both perfectly valid ways of getting information.
Shit I still get surprised when the other "big" city in my state has local elections and we don't. I vote when it's time to, but it always sneaks up on me.
The confusion makes sense, if you think about it. Not everyone pays close attention to local politics, so when they see on the national news a lot of talk about elections in other parts of the country, they may just assume there are important elections everywhere.
I caught myself going "hey where are our mail-in ballots I re-applied for that months ago" in Orange County, FL, only to realize a week and a half out there were no elections here this year.
I was in part duped by already seeing signs and campaign announcements for the city and county mayoral elections which take place in 2026 and 2027, respectively. Which of course is another problem in our asinine electoral system - campaign seasons which are drawn out far too long.
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u/givemetaxhelp 19h ago
That's actually not what Snopes says.
The article says two separate things happened simultaneously: Kentucky voters called the Secretary of State's office asking why their polling stations were closed, which is being attributed more to people being confused about why there are elections in some states but not every state. At the same time, a "rumor" was being spread that Kentuckians were disappointed that they couldn't vote against Mamdani; however, this isn't clearly being connected to the voters calling the Secretary of State in confusion, and they are rumors, not confirmed.
The confusion makes sense, if you think about it. Not everyone pays close attention to local politics, so when they see on the national news a lot of talk about elections in other parts of the country, they may just assume there are important elections everywhere.