More likely stay home out of discouragement, I think. US elections hinge on turnout, the radical right is fired up, and the left is discouraged, which could lead to a very unhappy outcome. I won't stay home and I don't expect you to, but we are neither of us typical and voter behavior is (as the political scientists have shown) not rational. Also, the activist wing of the Democrats is very unhappy, and these are the people who do the hard work of turning out the voters. Personally, I don't have the heart to work hard for the conservatives--it is too much like participating in my own abuse.
I think the internal coalition of the Democrats is breaking up and this might--might!--lead to the formation of a viable new party. Considering that the two biggest factions that elected Obama were women and young people and that this administration is stiffing both groups, there is probably as much energy for a third party as there has ever been.
Articles on this over on my own blog: What Brung Them, parts 1, 2, and 3. Brief analyses of the party's internal coalitions.
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Date: 2010-03-21 11:57 pm (UTC)I think the internal coalition of the Democrats is breaking up and this might--might!--lead to the formation of a viable new party. Considering that the two biggest factions that elected Obama were women and young people and that this administration is stiffing both groups, there is probably as much energy for a third party as there has ever been.
Articles on this over on my own blog: What Brung Them, parts 1, 2, and 3. Brief analyses of the party's internal coalitions.