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user-inactivated  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obama, "To the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate in the process yesterday, I hear you too."

That quote is odd. What message can he infer from people that don't vote, don't voice their opinion?

Imagine if 2/3 of voters, which I think we can safely assume are apathetic to who gets into office, voted for a 3rd party candidate in their district. That would have been something. Reminds me of this video.





rene  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That apathy is primarily taken as a denouncement of the system though. That is what Obama is responding to: the dissatisfaction or indifference towards our current government.

He's promising to do well these next two years as a way to give non-voters a reason to participate in the next election. I would suppose he's gambling on them being democrats.