1. Amid record low voter turnout Tuesday, an important proposition intended to allow popular politicians to escape term limits appeared headed for a sound defeat Tuesday evening. 2. And he expects that low voter turnout in September and November will benefit incumbents, whether Republican or Democrat. 3. And low voter turnout can indicate a contented electorate, not a cynical one. 4. And even that figure overstates their significance, with a consistently low voter turnout rate. 5. And in a country with chronically low voter turnout, the argument runs, anything that boosts voter participation is good. 6. Armey blamed his loss on low voter turnout and his record of sometimes controversial decisions during his nine years on the Denton County Commissioners Court. 7. Another factor cited for low voter turnout by young people was their greater mobility. 8. As a low voter turnout Thursday demonstrated, the party is riven by internal strife and an ideological identity crisis. 9. Barbour is an optimist about the implications of low voter turnout. 10. - Those who worry about low voter turnout should stop wringing their hands and start campaigning to have elections held on weekends. |
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