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Even if the weather is not an issue, says Mir, voter apathy is. The long wait for results, political accusations between parties and a prevailing sense of international intervention have bred cynicism. "In this climate, the turnout will be much lower in the second round. And has anybody decided what constitutes an acceptable turnout to give the government legitimacy? Only 5 million voted in the first round [out of 12 million to 16 million registered voters]. What if only 1 million votes are cast this time...
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council is used to the accusation of being out of touch with undergraduates. While the body is on every new student’s mind freshman fall, enthusiasm seems to die out once students become upperclassmen. House representatives are more difficult to recruit, and voter apathy is prevalent. It is therefore encouraging to see the UC acknowledging the problem and taking measures to solve...
...Indeed, for purposes of creating a representative government as the foundation of U.S. counterinsurgency strategy, the key flaw of Afghanistan's August election was not the widespread ballot fraud; it was the fact that almost 3 out of 4 voters didn't show up at the polls because of the Taliban security threat. So, while a runoff election might satisfy the fraud complaints, it won't make the resulting government much more representative unless millions more voters show up at the polls this time. But the deteriorating security situation and limits of the appeal of both candidates give little reason...
...controlled by the Taliban or so insecure that no one from the IEC, the Afghan army or the Afghan police had ever visited. It was obvious that these polling centers would never open on election day. They were also perfect vehicles for fraud. Since no observer, campaign representative or voter could go to the locations, it would be easy for the election staff - on its own or in collaboration with local officials - to say voting had taken place and then report a tally...
...current NFL owner is crazy enough to engage in the racially charged polemics that Limbaugh does, whether regarding voter turnout, affirmative action or whatever else the Republican Party's white wing - oops, my bad - right wing wants to attack politically. That's his job as a conservative talk-show host, and he does it really well - well enough to earn the dough needed to own a piece of an NFL franchise. The fact that he is a lawbreaking former drug addict whom the cops discovered copping OxyContin in Palm Beach after years of calling for illegal drug users...