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Showing Original Post only (View all)Even on DU, everything is always Obama's fault [View all]
We accept the other side's irrational constructs even when we argue against them.
Turnout was white, male, and old, because it always is in off years.
People are conservative because of brain wiring. That much is proven all the time.
So, you can blame Obama for the low dem turnout, but honestly, most people just aren't tuned in to politics. I believe Bush was such an historical idiot, it motivated people to turnout. There was nothing pulling people to the polls this time. Period.
I think it boils down to, "They're all crooks. I'm staying home." It's a protest non-vote for both sides.
More dem cheer-leading wouldn't have changed anything.
He's just one man. The rest is up to us, and most people can't be bothered. They'll miss an email, or an episode of Big Brother.
We get the government we deserve.