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Title: Voter Turnout Plunges Throughout the Western World Â… Largely Due to Political Corruption
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URL Source: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012 ... oted-than-in-2004-or-2008.html
Published: Nov 9, 2012
Author: WashingtonsBlog
Post Date: 2012-11-09 13:48:07 by Capitalist Eric
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AP notes: Preliminary figures suggest fewer people voted this year than four years ago, when voters shattered turnout records as they elected Obama to his first term. In most states, the numbers were even lower than in 2004, said Curtis Gans, director of American University’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate. Every state but Iowa is showing a smaller turnout than in 2008, Gans said. Still, the full picture may not be known for weeks because much of the counting takes place after Election Day. “This was a major plunge in turnout nationally,” said Gans, who estimated about 126 million Americans voted, for an overall turnout rate of about 57.5 percent. *** “Beyond the people with passion, we have a disengaged electorate,” Gans said. USA Today noted in August: They cite a range of reasons for declaring they won’t vote or saying the odds are no better than 50-50 that they will: They’re too busy. They aren’t excited about either candidate. Their vote doesn’t really matter. And nothing ever gets done, anyway. *** This year, perhaps 90 million Americans who could vote won’t. “The long-term trend tends to be awful,” Gans says. “There’s a lot of lack of trust in our leaders, a lack of positive feelings about political institutions, a lack of quality education for large segments of the public, a lack of civic education, the fragmenting effects of waves of communications technology, the cynicism of the coverage of politics — I could go on with a long litany.” *** Many of these unlikely voters are suspicious of and disconnected from politics. In the survey, six in 10 say they don’t pay attention to politics because “nothing ever gets done”; 54% call politics “corrupt.” *** David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, which took the survey [said] “You’ve got this overriding sense of bitterness and people who have been beaten down by the economy and the negativity and the lack of trust…. *** What could convince them to vote? About one in 10 say they could be drawn by different candidates, by being convinced someone could fix the nation’s problems, and by feeling better informed. Given that both the mainstream GOP and Democratic parties ignore the voters’ wishes on the core issues – and even ignore their own “base” – this is not entirely surprising. You don’t need a PhD in political science or economics to know that both parties are ignoring your wishes regarding war, jobs, freedoms and giving the little guy a fair shake. In fact, voter turnout has plummeted in Western countries over the last 5 decades: Including Canada: Why? There are many factors. One is lack of trust … caused by institutional corruption. As Wikipedia notes: During this same period, other forms of political participation have also declined, such as voluntary participation in political parties and the attendance of observers at town meetings. *** At the same time, some forms of participation have increased. People have become far more likely to participate in boycotts, demonstrations, and to donate to political campaigns. *** Trust in government and in politicians has decreased in many nations. In other words, corruption has become epidemic, and so people are tuning out. 
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#1. To: Capitalist Eric (#0)
Red SHIFT. UnCOUNTED Votes thrown out are 70-80% Dems. vote swing « Richard Charnin's Blog richardcharnin.wordpress.com/tag/vote-swing/Cached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Nov 2, 2011 – Posts about vote swing written by Richard Charnin. ... After the 2004 election, exit poll naysayers claimed that the near-zero correlation between ... There were nearly six million uncounted votes in 2000 and four million in 2004. .... -Dukakis won the unadjusted exit polls in battleground states by 51-47%. mathematical proof of election fraud « Richard Charnin's Blog richardcharnin.wordpress....-of-election-fra...Cached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Feb 7, 2012 – Assuming 98% turnout, 47 million returned in 2004. ... And since the Final was forced to match the recorded vote, what does that tell us about ... But with a clear majority of 6 million uncounted votes, Gore must have done much ... Richard Charnin richardcharnin.com/Similar You +1'd this publicly. Undo It is a documented fact that millions of votes are uncounted in every election. ... Bureau indicates that since 1968, approximately 80 million more votes were cast ... Dukakis won the unadjusted exit polls in 24 battleground states by 51-47% and ...
UnCOUNTED Votes thrown out are 70-80% Dems. As usual, your opinions are the exact opposite of reality. Were your opinion true, than the vote count would be moving back towards mcRomneystain, as mailed ballots are counted. Instead, they are moving further away from mcRomneystain. I suggest you stick to your "financial" writing of the ECB, Germany's Bundesbank scandals and similar things in your area of the world... and leave American politics to those who actually understand the subject to some degree... Because you look like a complete IDIOT at this point. Am I in any way unclear?
You pull all the above out of your ass, show it to the world, Totally ignoring Unadjusted Exit Polls and how many votesare Thrown Out before the Total is rung up and you ask Am I in any way unclear? You bet your stinky sweet ass you are clueless or Paid not to understand. And you can tell me which you think is worse.
Totally ignoring Unadjusted Exit Polls and how many votesare Thrown Out before the Total is rung up and you ask Am I in any way unclear? Unfortunately, you fail to perform the most basic of checks, before you start posting your latest drivel; content validity. In other words, if it fails the sniff-test, than you're finished before you've begun. In your case, it would appear you've no sense of smell, and so you constantly post bullshit that is completely, obviously wrong... SO wrong, that it's difficult to imagine how you could NOT see it... But you're blind and stupid. Another statement based on utterly nothing. How suprising (not). Unfortunately for you, I'm not only clued-in on what's going on... I'm also NOT on anybody's pay-roll. I find it amusing that you would make such an accusation... It is you who wants to get paid for writing... shit. It's you who wants to be paid for whoring yourself out to the elitists. I don't have any aspirations to be a paid pom-pom girl for whoever cuts the biggest check, but you do... You're not nearly as clever as you think, Adolf... Right back atcha', little Adolf. ;) One need not "source" a breath of fresh air... Instead, I'd invite you to kindly kiss my ass, you nazi dwarf.
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#3. To: mcgowanjm (#1)
Red SHIFT.
#4. To: Capitalist Eric (#3)
Am I in any way unclear?
#8. To: mcgowanjm (#4)
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You pull all the above out of your ass, show it to the world,
You bet your stinky sweet ass you are clueless or Paid not to understand.
O and BTW, Fuck you very much.
As I wait on Anything from you that's sourced....;}
#9. To: Capitalist Eric (#8)
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