Not to say that Drew is my political compass, or that P Diddy's dire warnings are going to get me into the voting booth any faster than the simple notion that George W Bush and his political machine are scaring me as much as they are robbing me. However, I was thinking the other day that these people-- celebrities though they may be-- are actually my generational peers, and from what these people are saying, they've been as lax about voting the past few presidential rounds as I've been, and maybe repetitive wakeup calls from anyone in my age group are okay.
I don't have the percentages in front of me, but the rough number of 50% of eligible voters not voting is enough to get one eyebrow raised. After the last electoral circus, I am slightly surprised that more of the voting population isn't lining up to hit the touch screens or chads or whatnot, if only to see what would happen. But, since I am still officially a member of this lazy 50%, I can only say that I'm only 50% surprised.
I'd like to vote for a variety of reasons, and one of the minor ones is to be a part of the statistical craziness that will happen when the likely voter poll results are tossed out the window when an extra 10% of eligible voters turn out. Or an extra 20%. Want to see some real craziness? How about an extra 50%...
Dan and Silicon Valley to Re-Unite
