Comments on: Why do people refuse to vote in America? http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sat, 26 May 2012 11:50:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Darrell Prows http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9736 Darrell Prows Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:45:01 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/#comment-9736 The Dems will vote Dem. How many of the newbbies are Dems though? As for "the independents", that term seems to mean more and more someone who's not really politically sophisticated. The Dems will vote Dem. How many of the newbbies are Dems though?

As for “the independents”, that term seems to mean more and more someone who’s not really politically sophisticated.

]]> By: Virginia Cotts http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9649 Virginia Cotts Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:20:10 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/#comment-9649 Buzz, The already bad tendency not to vote wasn't helped by 2000. But I remember a lot of new registrations in '04. Part of what cost Kerry the vote was the interference in the new Democratic registrations not making it to county clerks. 2006 had very good turnouts for a midterm, given the usual standards of lousy American voter turnout. In all the presidential contests I've been through, I don't remember this level of animosity for the other candidate. (Maybe because Dean went down so fast, it was more after the fact.) To the point of threatening not to vote, or voting for McInsane? That is just so unbelievable to me. I am holding out for the unification too. I also read something after I posted this that indicated this has happened before and the numbers indicated people did change their minds and voted for the nominee. It has just upset me more than anything else in this campaign. We do have two viable candidates. The kinds of endorsements both have received negates all the histrionics about how any mentally competent person could support the other candidate. Buzz,

The already bad tendency not to vote wasn’t helped by 2000. But I remember a lot of new registrations in ’04. Part of what cost Kerry the vote was the interference in the new Democratic registrations not making it to county clerks. 2006 had very good turnouts for a midterm, given the usual standards of lousy American voter turnout.

In all the presidential contests I’ve been through, I don’t remember this level of animosity for the other candidate. (Maybe because Dean went down so fast, it was more after the fact.) To the point of threatening not to vote, or voting for McInsane? That is just so unbelievable to me.

I am holding out for the unification too. I also read something after I posted this that indicated this has happened before and the numbers indicated people did change their minds and voted for the nominee. It has just upset me more than anything else in this campaign. We do have two viable candidates. The kinds of endorsements both have received negates all the histrionics about how any mentally competent person could support the other candidate.

]]> By: William A. Stoddart http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9643 William A. Stoddart Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:07:20 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/#comment-9643 Virgina, as I think you may agree, us Democrats have always been a rough and tumble party. Our party,historically, has been more diverse than the GOP. While the majority of the Republican "dittto heads" ala Rush Limbough, walk in lock step to the conservative mantra--Democrats generally always welcome a chance to go after one another. Although an avid Obama supporter, I would have absolutely no qualms about voting for Hillary in the general election. Once we eventually have a nominee, I predict that 99% of us will support our candidate. Currently passions run high in both warring camps. The very thought of having their candidate finishing second best, prompts them NOW to say that they will sit the general election out. Once we have a nominee, we will begin thinking more rationally than emotionally. In answer to your question as to why Americans don't vote, I think the answer is obvious. Both the 2000 and the 2004 Bush victories have left many Americans totally disillusioned. The 2000 election was blatantly stolen from Al Gore by Florida, where coincidentallly "Baby Bush's brother happened to be govenor. The Supreme Court by not allowing the votes to be counted, by a vote of five to four, facillitated making Bush the first President to be appointed rather than elected. Likewise, the 2004 presidential election soured many of us because of the dirty politics. Lies were blatantly used to discredit Senator Kerry. Due to the relentless lies of various swift boater's, Kerry's image was transformed from hero to traitor. Then, the subsequent slowness of Kerry's response made some think that the allegations were likely true. By the time he did react it was too late. We are very fortunate to have two quality candidates. After eight years of "The Decider" 2008 becomes an election which us Dems MUST win!! Once we have depated from the Denver convention, it becomes IMPERATIVE that we all join ranks!! Although their may be some left over annimosities, i predict we will unite in a way no one can presently invision. Buzz Virgina, as I think you may agree, us Democrats have always been a rough and tumble party. Our party,historically, has been more diverse than the GOP. While the majority of the Republican “dittto heads” ala Rush Limbough, walk in lock step to the conservative mantra–Democrats generally always welcome a chance to go after one another. Although an avid Obama supporter, I would have absolutely no qualms about voting for Hillary in the general election. Once we eventually have a nominee, I predict that 99% of us will support our candidate. Currently passions run high in both warring camps. The very thought of having their candidate finishing second best, prompts them NOW to say that they will sit the general election out. Once we have a nominee, we will begin thinking more rationally than emotionally.
In answer to your question as to why Americans don’t vote, I think the answer is obvious. Both the 2000 and the 2004 Bush victories have left many Americans totally disillusioned. The 2000 election was blatantly stolen from Al Gore by Florida, where coincidentallly “Baby Bush’s brother happened to be govenor. The Supreme Court by not allowing the votes to be counted, by a vote of five to four, facillitated making Bush the first President to be appointed rather than elected.
Likewise, the 2004 presidential election soured many of us because of the dirty politics. Lies were blatantly used to discredit Senator Kerry. Due to the relentless lies of various swift boater’s, Kerry’s image was transformed from hero to traitor. Then, the subsequent slowness of Kerry’s response made some think that the allegations were likely true. By the time he did react it was too late.
We are very fortunate to have two quality candidates. After eight years of “The Decider” 2008 becomes an election which us Dems MUST win!! Once we have depated from the Denver convention, it becomes IMPERATIVE that we all join ranks!! Although their may be some left over annimosities, i predict we will unite in a way no one can presently invision. Buzz

]]> By: Virginia Cotts http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9627 Virginia Cotts Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:06:29 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/#comment-9627 I know it doesn't sound very good (neither is the GE too often), it does seem to me that the primary turnouts are always much smaller percentages. Then, it seems to me, the ones who didn't vote then gripe because those of us who did picked a bad, dumb, unelectable candidate. I know it doesn’t sound very good (neither is the GE too often), it does seem to me that the primary turnouts are always much smaller percentages.

Then, it seems to me, the ones who didn’t vote then gripe because those of us who did picked a bad, dumb, unelectable candidate.

]]> By: Stuart O'Neill http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9626 Stuart O'Neill Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:11 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/04/23/why-do-people-refuse-to-vote-in-america/#comment-9626 A sobering reality I heard on the radio today: 48% of registered Democrats did <strong><em>NOT</em></strong> vote in the PA primary. If 52% voted I wonder if that's a recent high number. Everywhere on election night I heard about the 'great' turnout. [sigh] Sad. A sobering reality I heard on the radio today: 48% of registered Democrats did NOT vote in the PA primary.

If 52% voted I wonder if that’s a recent high number. Everywhere on election night I heard about the ‘great’ turnout. [sigh]

Sad.

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