On Jun 28, 2008, at 12:05 AM, Marvin Gandall wrote:
> Doug would know better what percentage of the population doesn't vote.
In the U.S, it's about half in a presidential election. Turnout in the primaries was about 15%.
> Somewhere in my files I have a clipping identifying these voters as
> having
> the most backward social views.
Perceptions vary on this. In at least one study, their views were pretty much the same as voters. But in general, nonvoters are not well informed and are kind of detached.
> Given that urban workers don't vote DP for the same reasons as left
> intellectuals like yourself and that their choice, we agree, can't be
> explained as "false consciousness", would you then accept that it
> is because
> they have historically experienced the Democrats as the party which
> is more
> responsive to their needs than the Republicans?
The likelihood of voting Republican rises with income. A majority of whites start voting Republican at a household income of $25,000. So that means a lot of white workers vote Republican. Why do you think that is?
Doug