It's unavoidable. Even if you have been living under a rock, you know we have a presidential election this year. The signs are here even if you haven't been asked about your voter registration (and you have); you've still seen the debate, advertisement, blog, poll, bumper sticker or presentation within the last 24 hours. So instead of going on a tangent about how this is the biggest presidential election you will ever see (and it probably is), I'm going to write a word about all the other people on your ballot.
Historically the interim elections (those years between a chief executive throw-down) see a much lower voter turnout than its presidential counterpart. In a country where we are lucky to have 60 percent of our voters show up to choose the most powerful man in the world, it's not too much of a surprise when most (for it is a majority) stayed at home for the 2007 race for mayor.-
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