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Success in populist politics depends on the party leader's jugular instinct for voter discontent. But can a populist party succeed without its leader? That's the dilemma facing List Pim Fortuyn (LPF), the second-largest party in the Dutch government, which formally presented its legislative program last week. Pim Fortuyn, the party's charismatic founder, shattered the comfortable consensus of Dutch politics with his critique of the mainstream parties and his tough talk on immigration. Since he was slain just days before last May's election, the LPF has been trying to plumb a line through rough leadership battles...
...action; it would be a shame if they didn't pass it on time because the differences are so slight," says James Thurber, professor of government and director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential studies at American University. A few points of conflict: Democrats want protections for disabled voters who may be excluded from non-accessible polling places. Republicans are more concerned with cutting down on voter fraud, pushing for new voter-identification requirements and stricter guidelines for mail-in registration...
...even the money and attention lavished on the campaigns in recent weeks could raise voter turnout numbers at local polling places...
Democratic voter Previn Warren ’04 said he was also impressed by Reich’s heavy campaigning at Harvard but worried that low student turnout would hurt his chances...
Local political observer Glenn S. Koocher ’71 said student voter turnout is typically low and this year’s numbers were not unusual...