Obama/Biden on Weekend Voting
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Uploaded by WhyTuesday on Aug 23, 2008
Today in Springfield, IL Sen. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate for the presidency. Jacob Soboroff interviewed both for the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge last October. The ask was for candidates to discuss their plans for increasing voter participation, since the USA ranks near the bottom of all countries. Obama told Jacob he supported the idea of weekend voting to increase voter participation, but Biden said he wouldn't necessarily support weekend voting.
Obama: "I think we have to make it easier to vote. And I'm assuming that Why Tuesday? is in favor of, for example, of having it on weekends, so that more people can vote."
Biden: "My view is I don't see any strong evidence that having Election Day on a weekend is going to increase turnout relative to Tuesday... if I saw any data to suggest that it would create a larger turnout, then I would support that, whatever it took."
While Senator Biden is right and there is no silver bullet for increasing voter participation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance published, on page 116 of "Voter Turnout Since 1945: A Global Report" (2002), that "a study in 2000 suggested that weekend voting increases turnout rates far above statistical relevance." We're working to track down that study, and will continue to monitor the candidates' positions on the state of the voting system and election reform in the general election, so stay tuned.
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What is with these 'machines' used to vote? What is wrong with a good old pencil on a piece of paper?
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The foreign minister of Iraq said Obama was trying to derail current US policy. He told Iraqi leaders to stop what they are negotiating now. Obamas own people confirmed this. He wants to keep our troops in harms way for political gain. BO is up to his jug ears in PAC money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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actually in the demoncrat party or the dumbocrat party, whichever your prefer, they are all EXACTLY the same, liberal socialist communists!
the dumbocrat party is anti-American, anti-Freedom, anti-Liberty and anti-Independence and are out to destroy private property, capitalisma and The United States of America.
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Explain please what you mean by their "liberal socialist communistic policies"?
They are actually 3 different forms of government and political ideologies.
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The Marxist brothers. Uh-Uhbama lied about his PAC money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. His insiders Jim Johnson and Franklin Raines looted millions before running them into the ground. B. Hussein lied about the stimulus package not even showing up to vote. The same failed Eichmann, Darwinist, eugneics losers. Osamobama has NO RECORD, except hate the US Saul Alinsky, Acorn, Rezko, Ayers and Wright. Frank Nitty and Gotti were community organizers. B.Hussein will take his cut.
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only the obamashiites would be fooled by this pair of jackasses.
obama bin biden is a recipe for disaster with their liberal socialist communistic policies that will destroy America.
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Biden actually sounded pretty bright, informed and responsive in this clip.
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Wow. A couple of politicians that seem rather intelligent and can clearly vocalize their opinion. How novel. How refreshing. It's almost enough to make me believe that this nation can pull out of its tailspin into third world status.
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you republicons are pathetic with your either flat out lies or bends in truth that make even Bush's politically motivated economic math seem almost truthful in retrospect.Destoy America...as if Bush didnt already.Denial look it up and watch some news... OK any news in your cases.
Olivervogeler 3 years ago 4
Both parties cheat, I think. It was just that when the Republicans cheated in Florida it had a bigger impact and gained more attention than they thought it would.
davidcaspian 3 years ago 2