--- 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. 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. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
