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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

That is exactly the kind of background info I need...thanks..
If we could only find something for the primaries comparing just the 
last two or three elections..

But just looking at that, you could probably make a case that folks were 
tired of Bush Sr.'s shenanigans...Persian Gulf War, No new taxes, yada 
yada...and of course, Slick Willie was elected.  He was 46 at the time, 
the third youngest president after Teddy and Jack...he was pretty 
different, too, fairly good looking, the first president to play a sax 
on SNL, he didn't inhale, etc...
So now we have Bushbaby in office, same shit, different decade, and St. 
Obama is threatening to kick down the door.  He'll be 47 in January, so 
he's not about to dethrone Wild Bill, but he is young, and different...

Everyone keeps saying that he is new, different, but to me, I still just 
see history repeating itself, cyclic, like a sine wave.  People just 
have short memories...just yesterday I heard someone say that Teflon was 
the first black man with had ever run for the presidency, and that that 
took guts...blah, blah....zzzzz...WRONG.  I guess they forgot about Mr. 
KEEP HOPE ALIVE way back in 1984...
So anyway, we have hope and more hope, and yet, I am as pessimistic as 
ever that things will change.

I've made my decision as to how I will cast my vote.
I will vote for Bob Barr, not because I like him-I detest the man, but I 
don't like any of the candidates..as such, I must vote for a party, and 
I have long thought we need a true multi-party or at least a third party 
system where the third party is not an afterthought, but a true party 
with substantial power and influence.  The only way that will happen is 
if people step out of the crowd and follow their own hearts, but I am 
also pessimistic about that.  I live in the Bible belt where 99% of 
folks claim to be Protestant Christian, yet, most couldn't tell you 
exactly what they believe.  They have just blindly followed the religion 
of their youth, without examination of it's tenants.  It's the same with 
politics..people come from a Republican family, so they vote Republic, 
or whatever...
It's sad and ironic that I must vote for someone I don't like, someone 
that doesn't have a hope in hell of winning, and someone who would 
totally screw up the country if he did by some miracle win...but it is a 
matter of principle, and for me that means a choice between Libertarian 
and Green...I will vote for Bob Barr.

Bev

Lynda wrote:
> In 1992, was the highest turnout in the last few decades with 68% of those 
> of voting age voting.  In 2004, the number was 64% which was up from 60% in 
> 2000.  That was an increase of 15 million voters over the 2000 election. 
> During that 4 year period (2000-2004), the voting-age population increased 
> by 11 million.
>
> The 1992 election had the highest registration rate of voting age citizens 
> with 75%.   2000 had a voter registration of 70% and 2004 had a 2% increase 
> to 72%.
>
> The highest rate was for voters over 55 with a 72% actually voting.  The 
> 18-24 age bracket only had a 47% voting ratio.
>
> This was also reflected in the number that registered with 79% for the over 
> 55 group and only 58% for the 18-24 group.  The 18-24 age group also had the 
> highest rate of non-shows at the voting polls with 11% of those that 
> registered not showing up to vote.
>
> Now, the total stats on this year won't be available until next year.  Last 
> report, in the Washington Post has reported that the Dems have registered 1 
> million new voters and the Reps have only registered about half that number. 
> Everyone keeps say record numbers but no one is giving any numbers.
>
> AND, there is a slight problem with reporting record number of voters. 
> Those folks are being paid to get people to register.  That doesn't mean 
> that the folks they register can vote or even that some of them exist!  All 
> those voter registration cards have to be vetted.
>
> So, we'll know the real numbers sometime after January 2009.
>
> Lynda
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> > Been wondering about that...I know a lot of folks are talking, but talk
> > is cheap.  Have you seen any stats regarding turnout at the primaries
> > this year?  I've heard that the Democrats are registering a lot of
> > voters, but did they show up at the polls?
> > Is the percentage of voter turnout (compared to the primaries in 2004)
> > greater than the population growth would increase it and if so, have
> > they determined why?
> > Just wondering..
> >
> > Bev
> >
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