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...Some argue that it is my civic responsibility to vote. But many voters fail to fulfill a far greater responsibility–understanding the issues. Surveys have repeatedly demonstrated the colossal ignorance of the average citizen. A 2004 Cato Institute analysis of election surveys found that voters were startlingly unaware of relevant information. For example, in the 2000 National Election Study, the average respondent correctly answered only 14.4 questions out of 31. Only 50 percent correctly identified which party controlled the Senate before the election; only 11 percent of the survey respondents could identify the post held by William Rehnquist...
...coverage of the presidential campaign is troubling.” The study also cited that 62 percent of the 997 American citizens surveyed said that they were skeptical of media campaign coverage, and that “some percentage” of those individuals believed that reporters oftentimes fail to separate their opinions from facts. In fact, 42 percent said that negative media had influenced their vote against a candidate while only 28 percent said it had influenced their vote for a candidate through positive coverage. Political pundits did not find the results of the poll surprising...
...even new technology can sometimes fail to deliver, as the Harvard College Democrats can attest...
...also donated tens of thousands of dollars in certain Iowa and New Hampshire races in 2006, when Democrats regained control of both states' legislatures. Those states' Democratic majorities now ensure that, among other things, efforts to amend the Iowa and New Hampshire constitutions to ban same-sex marriage will fail...
...larger domestic economy. Commercial and residential real estate markets in Japan are slumping, and with banks reluctant to lend, developers, contractors and other property companies are increasingly in peril. On Oct. 9, New City Residence Corp., a real estate investment trust, went bust, becoming the first REIT to fail since the trusts were allowed to sell stock to the public. "Property developers could face more bankruptcies if banks continue their severe attitude," says Masahiro Mochizuki, a REIT analyst at Credit Suisse in Tokyo. "And companies in other sectors may go bankrupt because the economic condition in Japan is getting worse...