Portrait of the average American voter...

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"Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote:

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

Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

David J. Littleboy wrote:
> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote:
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>> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original
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> Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???
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>David J. Littleboy
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>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 here)@cox..net> wrote:
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>>> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original
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>> Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???
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>> David J. Littleboy
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>> Tokyo, Japan
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> 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 here)@cox..net> wrote:
> David J. Littleboy wrote:
>> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote:
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>>> http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original
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>> 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 here)@cox..net> wrote:
>> David J. Littleboy wrote:
>>> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> 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...
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> 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.

davidjl@gol.com (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" <andrew.mcp@DELETETHISdsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> davidjl@gol.com (David J. Littleboy) wrote:
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>> Turnout was over 40%
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> 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"
<davidjl@gol.com> wrote:

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

I wouldn't give any politician a cent.

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