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Posted 5/2/2016 20:43 (#5278704 - in reply to #5276016)
Subject: RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century

Central Illinois

milofarmer1 - 5/1/2016 14:18

oldbones - 5/1/2016 14:04

I don't really understand why younger voters don't vote. .

Because they don't see it as making a difference.

I have this same thought every election cycle. And the "country is going in the wrong direction" polls show that the majority of the public is disappointed in all political leadership.

Also with the electoral system our state leans heavily to the Republican side, so when it comes to national elections the margin of victory is so great that one vote isn't going to make any difference.

Still I vote most elections, but some I have skipped when I knew the margin was going to be big.

The biggest problem with the electoral college is that it makes most states not worth visiting by politicians. Nixon Kennedy had something like 43 states in play when they ran against each other. The visited all those states. Obama v Romney only 6 or 7 states were actually visited because all others were essentially locked up before election cycle even began. It is time to rethink the electoral college or look at it as proportional throughout each state to be more responsive to the popular vote.

Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - old boy : 5/1/2016 08:45
- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - Chris : 5/1/2016 08:53
- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - redoak : 5/1/2016 09:01
- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - a4t-1600 : 5/1/2016 09:15
  - RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - oldbones : 5/1/2016 09:36
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- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - oldiowa : 5/1/2016 10:07
- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - Galaxie64 : 5/1/2016 10:37
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- RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - Orfarmer : 5/1/2016 12:52
  - RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - oldbones : 5/1/2016 15:04
    - RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - milofarmer1 : 5/1/2016 15:18
      - RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - farmer82 : 5/1/2016 20:58
      - RE: Political post not allowed but what have we learned from history decade ,century after century - ben5398 : 5/2/2016 20:43

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