The last section is scary as hell. Let's just hope these low-info people (loved the homeopathy reference) end up feeling too bothered to vote in this election cycle.
One suggestion for the press: The next time any reporter asks a random person for their thoughts on current issues (economy, crime, immigration, etc), they should ask this at…
The last section is scary as hell. Let's just hope these low-info people (loved the homeopathy reference) end up feeling too bothered to vote in this election cycle.
One suggestion for the press: The next time any reporter asks a random person for their thoughts on current issues (economy, crime, immigration, etc), they should ask this at the very end (not up front): Have you voted in the last 3 non-primary elections in which you were eligible to vote? If the answer is No, the reporter should tell the respondent to the shut the fork up and inform them that their responses will not be accounted for in the story they're writing. A voter turnout in the 60--70% range is shameful for us as a country... it ought to be closer to 95% given the availability of early & mail-in voting.
Not sure we want more low-info voters showing up, though, do we? Who's to say that the missing voters are going to make things better for those desiring sanity in our politics?
I understand your point completely, but that is the price paid for a true democracy. OK, we don't have to round the LIVs up and get them to the ballot box on time, but we should not stand in their way, either.
The last section is scary as hell. Let's just hope these low-info people (loved the homeopathy reference) end up feeling too bothered to vote in this election cycle.
One suggestion for the press: The next time any reporter asks a random person for their thoughts on current issues (economy, crime, immigration, etc), they should ask this at the very end (not up front): Have you voted in the last 3 non-primary elections in which you were eligible to vote? If the answer is No, the reporter should tell the respondent to the shut the fork up and inform them that their responses will not be accounted for in the story they're writing. A voter turnout in the 60--70% range is shameful for us as a country... it ought to be closer to 95% given the availability of early & mail-in voting.
Not sure we want more low-info voters showing up, though, do we? Who's to say that the missing voters are going to make things better for those desiring sanity in our politics?
I understand your point completely, but that is the price paid for a true democracy. OK, we don't have to round the LIVs up and get them to the ballot box on time, but we should not stand in their way, either.
Okay, you win....only HALF the damn country is sick.
Wrong post?
Yup. Meant for your post about the country as a whole just being sick in patches.
OK, thanks for the clarification. S(tuff) happens😉.