By Susan Page, USA TODAY
...Even in 2008, (click here) when turnout was the highest in any presidential election since 1960, almost 80 million eligible citizens didn't vote. Curtis Gans, director of the non-partisan Center for the Study of the American Electorate, predicts that number will rise significantly this year. He says turnout could ebb to levels similar to 2000, when only 54.2% of those eligible to vote cast a ballot. That was up a bit from 1996, which had the lowest turnout since 1924....
This was an article in USA Today reflecting the lack of impulsion for voters to go to the polls. The GOP was successful in making President Obama appear as ineffective and it did deter voters.
So, while the GOP is acting as a 2 year old stuck on "No!," it does have an effect on voter turnout. Candidates have to ask voters to turn out and let them know how important it is to bring life back to their democracy.
...Even in 2008, (click here) when turnout was the highest in any presidential election since 1960, almost 80 million eligible citizens didn't vote. Curtis Gans, director of the non-partisan Center for the Study of the American Electorate, predicts that number will rise significantly this year. He says turnout could ebb to levels similar to 2000, when only 54.2% of those eligible to vote cast a ballot. That was up a bit from 1996, which had the lowest turnout since 1924....
This was an article in USA Today reflecting the lack of impulsion for voters to go to the polls. The GOP was successful in making President Obama appear as ineffective and it did deter voters.
So, while the GOP is acting as a 2 year old stuck on "No!," it does have an effect on voter turnout. Candidates have to ask voters to turn out and let them know how important it is to bring life back to their democracy.
