Runoff Election, August 22, 2006
I hope you voted today. Sadly, the estimate is that only 4-13% of registered voters will actually go vote.
4 to 13%? Makes you wonder how they came up with those numbers. Why not just say approximately 10% will vote. It would likely hit the number either way. But the sad fact is that 10% of the registered voters will decide for all those who don't participate. And I say registered voters because there is still an even larger numbers of citizens who aren't even registered.
I don't know what issue it is going to take to get people involved in their Democracy. Taxation doesn't seem to be major enough. Social issues don't seem to be major enough. You would think illegal aliens would be enough, or maybe the direction for our state and nation.
One sad item to think about; January 30, 1933, Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany with about 28% of the vote.
4 to 13%? Makes you wonder how they came up with those numbers. Why not just say approximately 10% will vote. It would likely hit the number either way. But the sad fact is that 10% of the registered voters will decide for all those who don't participate. And I say registered voters because there is still an even larger numbers of citizens who aren't even registered.
I don't know what issue it is going to take to get people involved in their Democracy. Taxation doesn't seem to be major enough. Social issues don't seem to be major enough. You would think illegal aliens would be enough, or maybe the direction for our state and nation.
One sad item to think about; January 30, 1933, Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany with about 28% of the vote.
posted by Jeff Applekamp at 8:30 AM
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