[Ransomed]

Supposedly the last time 65% of eligible US voters voted in national elections was back in 1908, less for state and local. It hasn’t broken that since, a lot of them being below 55%. At least by any thing that I have seen.

Nobody really seems to care that millions and millions in campaign money is spent to convince the swayable to vote one way or the other, and we still haven’t broken the bottom line 65% eligible voter turnout in 108 years. That is pretty amazing to me. I wonder if active primary races translate to higher general election turnout, and if this cycle will have better turnout in the general.

Freegards

[HiTech RedNeck]

We have not had a candidate present such circuses as Donald. Some people may want to vote for him just for the entertainment value. (Yes, he has a lot more than circuses to offer, but sometimes the party of the Big Tent needs a carnie barker to get people to come into it.)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Nobody really seems to care that millions and millions in campaign money is spent to convince the swayable to vote one way or the other, and we still haven’t broken the bottom line 65% eligible voter turnout in 108 years. That is pretty amazing to me.

Have you considered the possibility that some of that $$$ was spent to dissuade people from voting?