No one to blame but...

[bfdd]

The saddest part is these people aren't choosing to not vote out of protest either. They're simply to lazy.

 

[Siddhartha]

I heard that 11% of the 18-29 age citizens voted in the mid-terms.

They could have radically changed the outcome (for the better); they voted the least.

I also heard Obama had 75% of the 'unlikely to vote' demographic. Lost support with Republicans, Independants, but big support from the non-voters.

This isn't something that's news for most, but it's a good reminder of the problem of a low voting rate. And it increases the chance these 90% don't care much about democracy.

Not that the US is in any danger of needing to fight to protect its democracy from any foreign threat, but imagine asking people, 'go risk your life to defend it'. Defend WHAT?

(The real risk to our democracy is, of course, internal, the right-wing machine).

Of course, any government efforts to increase voting (like motor voter) would get strong opposition from the right, because the more who vote, the better Democrats do.

It's a bit funny neither side can be especially proud of its base in many cases - Dems with felons and these often uninformed youth, Repubs with propaganda-poisoned deluded haters.

I think after two years of a GOP controlled House, most voters will be a lot more active in the next federal election.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I think after two years of a GOP controlled House, most voters will be a lot more active in the next federal election.

There is still the inaction/results that the Senate and Obama will be looked at.

Those two are the counterweight to the House and both are Democratic controlled.

The House is convientent only because every two years they have to justify their actions.

Now the 66% of the Senate will have had to justify their actions. and with some of the close Senate resutls this election; others will be a little more respective of what the voters are looking for.

Then you can treat this as a wake up call to Obama - will he listen; who knows. What he says he will do is not what he has demonstrated that he does.