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September 18, 2006
Upon What Will It Turn?
This isn’t so much of a post as it is a request for your thoughts. I postulate that mid-term elections have fewer true swing voters than presidential elections, and that due to this factor (and the absence of a nationwide contrast of two individuals) mid-term elections tend to be more about ideology than elections during presidential races.
Assuming my postulate is true, that means that mid-term elections are about getting your own base out to vote more than the other side’s base. Each side tries to find a handful of issues to increase voter turnout, but each side is often thwarted in their attempts to pick which issue is predominant by the news cycle. (For example, the DC sniper in 2002 doubtless focused voters on the security issue.)
What I want to know, is what issue do you think will affect voter turnout the most? Will it be the response to hurricane Katrina? Will it be immigration (and depress Republican turnout)? Stem cell research? Iraq? General security? Government spending?
All ideas are appreciated, but please keep the rants to yourself. You can answer this with one or two sentences.
Posted by Charles at September 18, 2006 08:46 PM
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Please, it's immigration, hands down
Posted by: Andrew at September 19, 2006 02:21 PM