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To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (104349)	12/7/2000 1:34:22 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

"Getting a paid day to "participate in exercise of democracy" rings a little shallow to me." I agree. It's another "special" advantage offered to people that vote for the democratic party. Kind of like counting only the undervotes in heavily democratic areas.

To: Sedohr Nod who wrote (104349)	12/7/2000 2:42:51 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

A lot of people have complained about the UAW's day off with pay not only to vote, but also to get out the vote. I believe Engler was quoted as saying this was the biggest "soft money" contribution in the election. Hey, governor, this is nothing more than democracy in action. Get used to it. If the Repubs want to do similar, go for it. Holding national elections on Saturdays and Sundays would solve this so-called "soft-money-by-political-action" situation. Two-day, weekend voting would see 95 percent of the population have at least one of those days off, and most everyone would be able to experience democracy unfettered by the demands of work as the UAW members did. Also, have all the polls close at the same time (with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, of course) on Sunday. All voting ends at 6 p.m. EST and 3 p.m. PST, so no voter in the continental 48 would be affected by "early calls" (correct or incorrect) by TV networks. Doubt if the Repubs would agree to something like this. Historically, Repubs have been viewed as the "more committed" party, and having a shorter time frame in which to vote works to their advantage. Or so they think. This past election has stirred many Democrats from a semi-slumber. Future elections -- at least in 2002 and 2004 -- will be different. Re: "Cut out that southeastern corner of Michigan and it is not that liberal." Same could be said for several states in which the big-city vote gave Democrats the edge, i.e. Seattle-Washington, Portland-Oregon, Philly-Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. GOP Sen. Slade Gorton won 34 of the 39 counties in Washington State but still lost the election. What we have, of course, is a most pronounced urban (Democratic) vs. suburban-rural (Republican) split in this country.