Why the hubbub about Ventura?

[Carl Remick]

Re Dennis's:  "If the union and African American vote went to third
parties, that'd
be something to talk about, sure. But total turnout was only 37% or so,
meaning than a grand total of 19% of eligible voters cast the decisive
vote. Really, this country is starting to give decadence a bad name."

Still, the fact remains that this is the first election in memory where
grass-roots, turn-out-the-votes action mattered more in many instances
than sheer money and TV advertising.  Surely. that counts for something.

Carl Remick