On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:20:06PM -0400, Damian Gerow wrote: > > Thus spake Harmon Seaver ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [26/04/04 19:25]: > : And the local elections are no prime pickings either, it's crooks to the left > : of us, crooks to the right of us, ahead and behind, above and below. Extremely > : few real choices. The real problem is -- most people don't vote. What needs to > : be done is a real grass roots effort to educate people and get them to vote. > > So, how does one start a grass roots effort? I'm Canuck, and I'm not > exactly impressed with this year's pickings up North. My last vote was a > vote /against/ the in-office party, not for the party I'd like to see in > office. > > How do you start motivating a lazy and apathetic public to learn about their > candidates, and vote? Door-to-door campaigns? Talks at the local library? > Grocery store posters?
All of the above, but mostly door-to-door voter registration. When you consider that both klinton and dubbya were elected with only 13%-14% of the eligible voters, it wouldn't take all that many new voters to really make a difference. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com Hoka hey!
