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Explores the reasons behind declining voter turnout, discussing the influence of political parties, the media, and the candidates on voters and offering a program for reversing disturbing trends in voter habits.
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The Disputed Presidential election of 2000 highlighted a range of flaws in the American voting System, from ballot procedures to alleged voter intimidation to questions about the fairness of the Electoral College. But as Harvard University political scientist Thomas E. Patterson shows, one problem dwarfs all of these, a predicament that has been increasing since the 1960s and threatens the very foundations of our democracy: fewer and fewer Americans participate in elections. They are less likely to vote, less likely to contribute money to campaigns, and less likely to talk about candidates. They even are less likely to tune in the televised presidential debates.
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