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Yes, but there's more to the equation.

Those on the public dole are, nearly by definition, unmotivated and stupid. They're anesthetized by their TVs into a numb, ignorant state of servitude. And, generally speaking, they love to put the blame for their condition on someone else.

Who will that scapegoat be? As the journalists and comedians who form the sheeple's opinions begin to waver, Axelrod is losing control. The economy's failing, foreign affairs are perpetually on the brink of another war (how many does that make? 4? 5?), and the President seems to be disinterested and incapable of any effective leadership.

Even the telescreens can't hide it. And Obama is a very easy scapegoat.

I think if the election were held today, OMG DID YOU SEE what Kim Kardashian was WEARING the other day?

The electorate is divided right down the almost middle.

The thought divide is that

The Role of Goverment is to HELP PEOPLE
(i.e., directly subsidize me by taking from you.)
vs.
The Role of Government is to efficiently run things so that PEOPLE CAN SUCCEED BY THEIR OWN EFFORTS,
taking as little as possible from everyone

What you (and I) are hoping for is that those who believe in the former cannot be sufficiently motivated to outvote the latter in this election. However, I must point out that those who profess to believe the latter are often NOT MOTIVATED to vote. At least 40% of eligible or potential "right-leaning" voters ARE NOT EVEN REGISTERED.

Every election day, I do the Kenny Bunk Poll at the bar of the VFW and/or Elks. The number of grown men (and women) who DO NOT VOTE is staggering. (On Primary Day, fewer than half voted!)

If the Republicans could turn out a lousy 75% of the so-called "base," for state and national elections, this country would be in a lot less trouble right now.

Personal Note: I once lost a school board election in which there was 11% turnout. I still had to listen to a litany of complaints about the school situation for years afterward! I talk to people. I work on Registration Drives. I drive people to the polls. Sadly, IMNSVHO, Many of the "nice;" the "decent people," of this country seem to somehow consider politics pointless, or somehow not worthy of their thought or effort.

The ancient Greeks had a word for a man (or women) who ignored politics, or far worse, who did not vote:

IDIOTA