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To: kumar who wrote (2092)	7/9/2007 1:10:56 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4152

By that way of accounting, then approx 75% of the voting population DID vote for the winning candidate. <gg> Well it depends on the way you count it. In the last 2 Presidential elections, voter turnout was approx 50%. Of those who voted, approx 50% voted for 1 candidate, and approx 50% voted for the other. approx 75% of the voting population did not vote for the winning candidate.

To: kumar who wrote (2092)	7/9/2007 4:42:47 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4152

There are many more voting opportunities than Presidential elections. For most of us the various propositions and the vote for mayor is a lot more important in directly affecting our lives than the vote for the president. Politics is local. I'd say the President is just supposed to manage the country, (primarily economy and defense) and not screw things up while we get on with living our lives. Since we're still entangled in Iraq GB hasn't been the most effective by that measuring stick.