Really though, so far I haven't picked anyone. I keep waiting for the candidate that will get people out to vote. I like Kucinich but he's not very inspiring. The others seem to be pandering and infighting. When are these candidates going to figure out that we don't need to get the "right" or the "swing voters" on our side? What we need is a candidate who will inspire people to get out and vote. If could get a 70% or god forbid a 95% (like Australia) voter turnout progressives would win every election.... :shrug:
1. Actually, the average voter may be more progressive than the average citizen.
1992 and 1996 were both low turnout years. Also the more informed one is, the more liberal one is likely to be. Nonvoters generally are the least informed because they are the least motivated to find stuff out.
Every year is a low turnout year. We never get much more than a 50% turnout.. if we're lucky. If the polls are to be believed, only 30% of this country supports the current administration. We need a candidate that the un-informed sees as someone who has their best interest in mind. Your average person doesn't vote because all they see is politics and infighting, to them it's always the lesser of 2 evils. We need a candidate that people actually want to vote for. We also need to make voting day a holiday..
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
