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26. Yep. That is a lose-lose choice for all but

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 01:04 PM

Mar 2015

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Does low voter turnout move us further toward plutocracy? [View all] lovemydog Mar 2015 OP

+1. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #3

That''s a good point. lovemydog Mar 2015 #2

It really pisses me off as well liberal_at_heart. lovemydog Mar 2015 #7

Well, Arkansas had one of the highest turnouts in the nation Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #5

From your perspective, what do you think caused that? lovemydog Mar 2015 #8

There are several reasons I can think of Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #11

One more observation Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #18

MN has THE highest turnout in the nation/ AK is 47 BainsBane Mar 2015 #9

Arkansas is not AK Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #10

Regardless, the data from the post shows it is 47th for 2012 BainsBane Mar 2015 #14

The most recent election was 2014 Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #16

It's not genetic BainsBane Mar 2015 #25

We had ~72% turnout of registered voters in WI. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #17

That was double the national average Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #19

Yes, the TP are exceedingly well motivated in off-year elections in WI HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #20

When the choices for voting are all/mostly lackies for the plutocrats anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #12

Yes, it does. freshwest Mar 2015 #13

Exactly Oilwellian Mar 2015 #22

Yep. That is a lose-lose choice for all but hifiguy Mar 2015 #26

No, we've been living in a full blown plutocracy since the 1980s. Rex Mar 2015 #21

Yes. It's aso a symptom of encroaching plutocracy. Orsino Mar 2015 #23

I'm personally quite tired of.... 99Forever Mar 2015 #24

Yes. Regardless of why a person fredamae Mar 2015 #27

People who complain don't vote then complain upaloopa Mar 2015 #28