Voter Turnout was at a 20-year low this year. It is believed that 55% of eligible voters cast votes this year. Guess all the attempts by the Republicans were successful in suppressing the vote. They should be really proud of themselves. Isn't it a great party that's only chance for success is to keep people from performing their right?
As I said in an earlier post, it is ridiculous that there were 2.5 hour waits in Washington County, PA this year. There is absolutely no excuse to have so few places to vote that it is like that. And its all the result of Republicans doing their best to make it as hard as possible to vote. And they want to add to the delays by having photo ids. I'm not interested in standing in line waiting while every person in front of me is checked to make sure that they are who they say they are.
If the people checking the names don't know the person, then fine. Let them check the ids. But when the people know the person, its ridiculous to have to wait while ids are brought out. My cousin is sitting across the table and knows me. My neighbor two doors down is also across the table. They know me. And between them and the other two people sitting there that I didn't know, they probably know a good many people voting.
But there is no excuse for the election to be held one day and on a weekday even. A person who has made up his mind once the campaigning begins should be able to cast a ballot when he wants to. Also there should be a system to allow voting online.
But that's all anathema to the Republicans. They want to make sure people can't do anything fraudulent. Even though their followers are the ones that are usually found to be doing it.
Another reason that people are not interested in voting is the fact that the system makes it kind of pointless for some to bother. Think of all the Republicans in California and the Democrats in the south. Do they really have a reason to vote? Here in Pennsylvania, I live in the rural area that is dominated by tea party people. I never get the Representative in the House that I vote for. I never get the candidate I want in the State legislature. And because of the Electoral college I didn't have a say this year in the Presidency. So why bother voting in the future when nothing I vote for has a chance to win? It's a waste of time. If PA is now going to be a Republican state for the Presidency, I will probably be looking out of state for employment and move.
