tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post2886891942539786536..comments2024-03-29T11:14:06.299+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Start your engines, GOP candidatesArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-37268231857149005932015-03-25T10:31:22.287+13:002015-03-25T10:31:22.287+13:00That's a very good point. Part of the goal of ...That's a very good point. Part of the goal of the rightwing is to make mainstream voters so disgusted with politics that they'll say "a pox on both their houses" and just stay home. The Right knows that their supporters will vote no matter what, so they're only turning off the voters who would votes against them. It's a cynical strategy, but one that works very well for them (in many countries, actually, including New Zealand).<br /><br />The cold hard truth is that someone staying home is effectively voting for the Republicans, no matter their ideology. Turnour is <i>VITAL</i> to defeating the Right in because the USA's electoral deck is stacked so heavily against Democrats by Republicans' gerrymandering, voter suppression, union busting—the list goes on and on and on…Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-47593760958567484402015-03-25T04:24:03.969+13:002015-03-25T04:24:03.969+13:00With the pathetic turnout, almost any group could ...With the pathetic turnout, almost any group could win the vote. Note the 2014 takeover of Congress by the GOP. It's turnout, turnout, turnout...rogerogreennoreply@blogger.com