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snappyturtle

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1. Call me nuts but I think the mid-terms are MORE important than the

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 07:55 PM

Nov 2014

general elections. I live in a especially heavy repub area. The polling place was BUSY....probably mostly repubs but I have to wonder how many Dems just didn't bother.

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Check this out -Jake Ward (Al Jazeera)has an amazing graphic on the number of people that DON'T Vote [View all] jillan Nov 2014 OP

Call me nuts but I think the mid-terms are MORE important than the snappyturtle Nov 2014 #1

Same here. I hate the term "mid-terms" for that reason. arcane1 Nov 2014 #4

Thanks for the post. ctsnowman Nov 2014 #2

Holy Crap that is just SAD. yuiyoshida Nov 2014 #3

Mid-terms are NOT mid-terms. eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #5

You made a great point. I take that back, you made an excellent point! jillan Nov 2014 #6

It will only get worse as the Republicans suppress the vote. A Simple Game Nov 2014 #7

How do we get the message to those 32% that make $30,000 or less that they have to vote? YOHABLO Nov 2014 #8

Mass marketing and a powerful message ... something Democrats have lacked for ages Auggie Nov 2014 #9

Voter turn-out swilton Nov 2014 #15

Michael Moore said, "This isn't a 50/50 country..." Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #10

It's pathetic! And to top it off we now have the Scotus working with tbag governors to keep more jillan Nov 2014 #11

There are countries where it's mandatory. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #12

The party really needs to focus iamthebandfanman Nov 2014 #13

Candidate policies do not necessarily correlate to non-voter issues swilton Nov 2014 #14

ALL SCREEN SHOTS IN 1 PIC HERE Amonester Nov 2014 #16

Thank you. It is depressing. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #17

Al Jazeera, the superior news network. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #18