To Jed and Eric:
There's been a lot said about how Walker won big at Wisconsin back in 2010, and then won even bigger when he defeated an attempt to recall him a year later. Mr. Walker got the governor's seat by getting 52% of the votes cast back in 2010. What is not discussed is just how many eligible voters actually voted in the race. Understanding the ramifications of that statistic is a far more revealing story about how we are no longer practicing democracy in our country. In Wisconsin approximately 50 percent of eligible voters did not bother to vote. That essentially means Mr. Walker won the governorship by winning approximately 27% of Wisconsin eligible voters. He won because Tom Barrett, the Democratic contender only got about 24% of eligible voters. 50% of voters didn't seem to care one way or another to exercise their civic duty. When 50% of eligible voters don't give a crap about who gets elected to our highest offices it ought to be pretty clear to most that we no longer live in a country that practices democracy. We are instead living in a country where the highest bidder only has to motivate just enough apathetic, ignorant, or gullible voters to top the number of votes that would be cast by the opponent. Considering the fact that Mr. Walker's backer's only had to muster up 27% of eligible voters, I'd say they got a real bargain for the amount of money they spent on attack adds. In corporate terms, it was a successful hostile takeover. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson svjart.orionworks.com
