(March 30, 2016 at 8:58 pm)scoobysnack Wrote:(March 30, 2016 at 8:47 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Now you need to pull your head out of your ass and wise up. The population is more concerned with the next cell phone upgrade.
Less than 37% of them even bothered voting in the last midterm.
Trust me I know we have a lot of brain dead TV heads focused on popular culture and sports in the US. However this election is going to be different. People are becoming more political aware, even though it's a slow process to get them out of their trance. The zombies are a lost cause, but there are some that are waking up, whether they vote democrat or republican, it's great to see. It's the reason politics are moving into the entertainment forums instead of the news, because people are more influenced by entertainment. That's also the reason why messages and memes are added to entertainment, as a way to sway public opinion. Normally it's to the left. I think we will have a greater voter turnout this November then the previous election. Whether it's for Trump, Bernie, the anybody but Trump crowd, etc. Clinton is establishment backed and the RNC is going to pull some tricks out as well. The public is waking up to the delegate counts vs popular vote for example.
I doubt turnout will be much higher, unless Trump runs close to Hillary, in which case that extra turnout will mean that I get to bathe in KUSA's tears on Election Tuesday evening.