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Electoral Abstinence: Choosing None of the Above

Electoral Abstinence: Choosing None of the Above

By Samuel G. Howard on April 25, 2012

Thousands of Rhode Islanders went to work today (or looked for work) instead of to the polls. Maybe they were going to vote, but then decided they just wanted to go home. Or maybe they didn’t like the candidates. Or maybe they just didn’t know where their local polling place was. They’ll all be counted [...]

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Featured | Tagged abstention, Barack Obama, David Cicilline, democratic prim, Lincoln Chafee, presidential primary, Voting | 15 Responses

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  • Barry: First, I think Ms Violet is an excellent communicator and I regret she was dismissed from talk radio, probably...
  • PinkHatLib: “This is why holding someone accountable is only as good as the metric being used.”   No,...
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  • PinkHatLib: Here’s some founder approval anyway… “The question [w]hether one generation of men has...

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