The great turnout in Chicago on Tues shows that the electorate still

[CK_John]

doesn't give a rats a** about voting or getting evolved.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. To what would the electorate evolve?

Those who did not vote don't give a damn.

Evolution has nothing to do with it.

[merrily]

2. Perhaps the OP meant to type "getting involved."

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. That would make more sense, yes.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. First time I find myself in agreement with you. Starting with most of my

own friends who mostly don't give a fuck.

[merrily]

5. A mayoral primary in a year that is not even a national midterm year, let alone a Presidential year.

In the Arctic Freeze, or whatever they're calling this bizarre weather. With incumbent Rahm having outspent all his competition combined and getting endorsements from both a sitting President and the Daley machine.


I vote in every election, including every primary. I enjoy voting, my polling place is an easy walk from my home and, even if I have to wait in a log line, I am rarely on line outdoors for long--and never for a primary. But, I am not surprised turnout was low, even though it seems this primary offered voters some real choices.

I hope turnout for the election is better.

In general, turnout may improve when voters believe their vote might actually make a difference in their lives. For many, that seems less and less likely.

Way too many jobs gone out of the country is one reason. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=247962

[frazzled]

6. It was February, 0 degrees and uber windy, with most of the races uncontested

Unless you had a competitive aldermanic race (and there were not that many), and unless you cared a whole lot about the mayoral race, you had to be pretty motivated to walk six blocks there and back to your polling place.

I did, even though my alderman was running uncontested and the four races besides mayor were also uncontested. But then I've voted in every local, state, and federal election since I was eligible to vote in 1972. I just do it.

I've been saying this since I moved here 10 years ago: this city should not have elections in February. The turnout is always around 30%.