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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:17 AM Nov 2012

Why mid-term and off year elections are important

People that are voted in office in those years control the voting process in presidential election years. Unfortunately Democratic voters do not turn out in those elections.

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Why mid-term and off year elections are important (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Nov 2012 OP

EXCELLENT POINT! TroyD Nov 2012 #1

Redistricting naviman Nov 2012 #2

Here's two other good reasons: Private citizen Russ Feingold and US Senator Ron Johnson. Scuba Nov 2012 #3

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

1. EXCELLENT POINT!

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:23 AM

Nov 2012

And one that doesn't get mentioned enough.

It's all well & good that things will be better for the Democrats in 2012 than 2010, but the problem is that when people voted in so many Republicans in 2010, it led to Republicans taking over Ohio, Florida etc. and putting in place voter suppression and vote-fixing. That's one of the reasons why those states are more vulnerable than they were in 2008.

In 2008 there was a Democratic Secretary of State in Ohio and she made sure there were no voting shenanigans.

naviman

(102 posts)

2. Redistricting

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:24 AM

Nov 2012

has hurt our chances of taking back the House.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Here's two other good reasons: Private citizen Russ Feingold and US Senator Ron Johnson.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:03 AM

Nov 2012

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