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Originally Posted by River Donk
I don't know that this argument holds any truth given the fact this is his last term. Also, the amount of people who really take this seriously is very small. Very few people outside of the poker scene really care about this.
Elections are held to give the entire population an opportunity to voice their opinions and elect their representatives. A small number of Americans care about this issue. These are both true statements.
Elections are
decided by a small percentage of the population.
Take Kyl's last election for example.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...lections,_2006
Jon Kyl - Incumbent re-elected, 53.3%
He held onto his job because 3.3% more people in Arizona thought he wasn't a freedom robbing dickhead.
1,526,770
voted in the election. the election was
decided by 45,803 people. I will give you 10 to 1 on my full tilt balance that there are more than 45,803 poker players in Arizona. I will give you 25 to 1 on my UB balance more than 45,803 poker players, who have never voted before, finally take a shower, and get out and vote.
As far as "Why would he care? He's retiring" No one on Capitol Hill is a burger flipping, Joe the Plumber, middle magament schlep, dogging it out just to get to retirement age. They see themselves as making history on a daily basis. They enjoy being kowtowed too. They enjoy the pomp and circumstance. They enjoy the wheeling and dealing. To head out the door wondering if you could have done more is a blow to an ego of the type that becomes a United States Senetor.
Last edited by umainefan; 04-30-2011 at 02:55 PM.
Reason: Looked again. There was a Libertarian on the ticket with 3.9% of the vote, Numbers may be off but 1-2 % #notmeanttobeafactual