Portrait of the average American voter...

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"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:

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Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original

Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???

David J. Littleboy

Tokyo, Japan

Oh, now now...
The "Average" voter is just as much Republican as Democrat...

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Mark² wrote:
David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original

Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???

David J. Littleboy

Tokyo, Japan

Oh, now now...
The "Average" voter is just as much Republican as Democrat...

Mostly, I just wanted an excuse to post today's shot of this very cute
little gorilla...

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"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:
David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original

Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???

Oh, now now...
The "Average" voter is just as much Republican as Democrat...

You should have used a picture of a sloth, since the "average voter" was too
lazy to vote. (Turnout was over 40%, which was high for a non-presidential
election, but even in presidential years it barely squeaks over 50%.)

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:
David J. Littleboy wrote:
"Mark²" mjmorgan(lowest even number wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original
Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???
Oh, now now...
The "Average" voter is just as much Republican as Democrat...

You should have used a picture of a sloth, since the "average voter" was too
lazy to vote. (Turnout was over 40%, which was high for a non-presidential
election, but even in presidential years it barely squeaks over 50%.)

When it comes to voting, even the Iraqis put us to shame and they vote
under the threat of death.

(David J. Littleboy) wrote:

Turnout was over 40%

That's pretty depressing under the circumstances. However gerrymandering
(by both sides) over the years probably means most voters in most places
don't need to vote. I suspect the turnout in the swing States may be
significantly higher.

There's also a case for the argument that in US politics all candidates
are tainted by the need to raise such *huge* campaign funds. So it must
be hard to get motivated to vote for any of them and the interest groups
they represent.

Andrew McP

"Andrew MacPherson" wrote:
(David J. Littleboy) wrote:

Turnout was over 40%

That's pretty depressing under the circumstances. However gerrymandering
(by both sides) over the years probably means most voters in most places
don't need to vote. I suspect the turnout in the swing States may be
significantly higher.

But that's only true of the House. For statewide and national races (and
referenda), you still have to vote.

There's also a case for the argument that in US politics all candidates
are tainted by the need to raise such *huge* campaign funds. So it must
be hard to get motivated to vote for any of them and the interest groups
they represent.

Massachusetts was interesting in that one candidate used her personal wealth
and the other capped contributions at US$500, so neither had interest group
problems.

David J. Littleboy
Not completely jaded, yet, in
Tokyo, Japan

On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:12:41 +0900, "David J. Littleboy"
wrote:

and the other capped contributions at US$500, so neither had interest group
problems.

I wouldn't give any politician a cent.

Mark² wrote:
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Sorry, but the person pictured looks a bit too young to vote here.
Try again.