----- Original Message ----- From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: Re: Where do we go from here?
> --- JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As for Gautam's point, I think that there is a solid > > empirical basis for > > this belief. First of all, we know that turnout > > among certain > > Democratic-leaning demographics, i.e. the poor, > > minorities, etc. tends to > > lag the national average. Furthermore, Republicans > > have done very well in > > some recent off-year, low-turnout elections, > > particularly 2002 and 1994. > > > > JDG > > I see I've completely managed to confuse both of you. Well done! Not only that, but you've managed to get us to confuse each other. :-) > It is almost certainly true that if there was > mandatory voting in the US it would create a small > advantage for the Democratic Party. My point was that > there is no empirical evidence for the suggestion - > which is often made - that a policy that is > significantly to the left of the modern Democratic > Party has any significant support among nonvoters. > There is simply no evidence for such a belief, > although many people make that claim. Oh, yea...that's true. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
