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Though a low turnout sparked an impromptu debate over a lack of political interest on campus, those who attended the talk said it turned out to be informative and thought-provoking...
...terms of being beyond the capacity of our staff,” says Cambridge Forum director Pat Suhrcke. “It took a lot of planning, and there are only two half time staff members.” Despite the strain on the program, however, the massive turnout for the Franken seminar may be an indication of newfound political interest among the Cambridge community...
Earlier in the day, former California State legislator Tom Hayden told about 30 students at an Institute of Politics (IOP) brownbag lunch that field polls projected 65 percent voter turnout. Hayden, who is a fellow at the IOP, said 400,000 people registered to vote over the summer, 70 percent of whom supported the recall...
...official number of signatures needed to place the recall on the ballot was 897,158—less than 2.6 percent of California’s nearly 35 million people and just 12 percent of the state’s voter turnout in November 2002. With this unbelievably low threshold, it is unsettling to think what would happen if the same recall policy was applied to a President whose approval ratings fell below fifty percent. As opinion polls often fluctuate with considerable volatility, a recall available at the federal level could easily allow special interests groups to manipulate the process?...
Hill said that she was thrilled with the turnout at the fair, which the offices have been planning for a year...