My guess is that voter turnout will be high for this election in the United States. Prior to Palin being chosen for VP, we had a very motivated group of Democrats who love Obama and will turn out in droves to vote for him. Now we have a group of very motivated Republicans who love Palin (sorry, this ain’t about McCain) and will turn out in droves to support that ticket. The choices are very different, very clear. The fact that both sides love their candidates will push more people to the polls.
This is good for democracy.
(What’s not good for democracy is a political spectrum that blends into one… I’ll let you guess what country I’m referring to.)
Cross-posted to The Shotgun.
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What country are you referring to? Is it north of the United States?
Hey Frank – that’s what I would have guessed. Canadian politics is like porridge (no offense to porridge-eaters) compared to what is going on in the US right now. I watched Governor Palin’s speech, and I was totally impressed. She actually makes politics palatable, and I thought that she stuck it to her “opponent” with integrity and aplomb.
The ironic thing is that those of you who comment so on Canadian politics don’t have a clue what you’re talking about. No more so than you have a clue what is going on in your own country. Good for democracy? What democracy?