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Posted on 09.08.08 by Mary Lou Seymour
“One thing both Democrats and Republicans agreed about in their vastly different conventions: The American voter will not only decide but decide wisely. But does the electorate really know what it’s talking about? Plenty of things are hurting American democracy — gridlock, negative campaigning, special interests — but one factor lies at the root of all the others, and nobody dares to discuss it. American voters, who are hiring the people who’ll run a superpower democracy, are grossly ignorant. Here are a few particularly bogus claims about their supposed savvy.” (09/07/08) Link: http://tinyurl.com/58pynw Filed under: RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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