Gallup polling reported that only 69 percent of Americans responded that they would 'definitely vote' in November's presidential election, the lowest percentage since the poll began in 2000.
But the make-up of why this number is so low is a dangerous sign, driven by Millennials and Democratic voters withdrawing from the process at a faster pace than any other demographic.
The 2016 Presidential election has been dubbed by many as a choice between “the lesser of two evils” and many voters are so disenchanted with the entire process that they are threatening to sit out this year. In response to discontent with the available choices, disgust with political corruption, and a feeling that their vote doesn't matter, many Americans question why they should bother to register to vote in the first place.
Recently, the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV Maine) hosted an A(us)A session on Reddit to increase awareness and support for its ballot measure to implement ranked choice voting in Maine.
According to RCV Maine, the movement is in response to the state’s “history of non-majority winners and elections defined by vote splitting and strategic voting.”
Tonight’s debate is expected to draw a record-breaking audience. Mudslinging is likely to occur on both sides during this highly anticipated display of theatrics. Dismayed by the choices of candidates being pushed on voters, an outcry has emerged for the inclusion of more voices on the debate stage: Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
Media pundits and prominent publications are putting the full court press on third-party candidates. It is no coincidence that Hillary Clinton’s efforts to attract millennial voters coincides with the pervasive media attack on Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.
Finding the candidates and positions from both of the major political parties unacceptable, many are tempted to turn to a third party, or even the formation of a third party. But in the United States, it is nearly impossible for third parties to achieve any electoral success, and this is not simply due to stubbornness on the part of the electorate. A thought experiment will demonstrate why this is the case.
If this weekend's hype over who the presidential candidates are bringing as their front-row guests to the debate is an indication, Monday night's debate will be nothing short of a street-fight of words between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
San Diego, CALIF.- News from the campus of San Diego State University this week.
A new survey was sent to San Diego State University football season ticket holders and other alumni to gauge their interest in a new 40,000-seat stadium located in Mission Valley.
The survey highlighted the very real opportunity San Diego has to transform the valley into park lands and higher education expansion.
Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics looks at the rhetoric establishment parties use to maintain control, and interviews U.S. Rep. Scott Peters from California’s 52nd district on the rough party rhetoric, as well as local San Diego issues.
The election year phenomena known as presidential debates are almost here. These events showcase candidates to the electorate. The candidates appear at the same time and discuss their positions on different issues affecting the populace.
What better place to have them speak than on television, a medium that reaches most of the population? A medium that can both educate and inform, but that's not what the duopoly and the media barons have in mind