Well, some of the people have
spoken in New Jersey and Virginia elections, but this ain't democracy, folks.
Point: Gov. Christie handily won
re-election in New Jersey with almost 61% of the vote….but only 18% of eligible
Garden State voters cast their ballots for him….and 70% of adults in New Jersey
didn't bother to vote.
Point: Democrat Terry McAuliffe
beat Republican Ken Cuccinelli for the governor's mansion in Virginia with 48%
of the vote….but only 13% of eligible Old Dominion voters cast their ballots
for McAuliffe….and 65% of adults in Virginia didn't bother to go to the polls.
We're in trouble.
These were two sensationally
publicized political races, and, in both states, a huge majority of folks who are
old enough to vote couldn't give a rat's asterisk about actually bothering to do
so.
And a huge number of those stay-at-homes
are going to complain in the next four years about what their state government is
or is not doing…
This ain't democracy, folks.
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