[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: brandon's election feature

Mon Nov 11 18:01:59 PST 2002

hi all,

with consideration to comments made by Walt and Jonathan, I've worked up a 
version of Brandon's excellent feature.  for easier visualization, I've 
removed the bulk of the link addresses from the feature below (they're 
still listed further below), but of course they'd be part of the uploaded 
content.  i put two separate paragraphs together, and reorganized the link 
listings.  as a result, we have a shorter feature.  several of the links 
were either duplicated or not needed for this feature (i.e., a link to the 
Living Wage victory).  still haven't found a replacement for the Washington 
Post story (written by a staff writer there, and it looks like they may 
have written several stories about "soft money" since the summer).

can we get a thumbs up from two more folks?

thanks, again, Brandon, for hustling to gather an impressive array of 
links!!   --- Susan

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subtitle: SEVENTY PERCENT OF SEATTLE VOTERS STAY HOME
title: Seattle a Leader in National Mandate of Apathy and Distrust

Seventy percent, a staggering three hundred thousand, of Seattle
registered voters did not cast a ballot in the November 5th, 2002 general
election. Statewide non-participation was not as prominent but tallied a
solid fifty-five percent. Non-voters hold a clear national majority when
you consider the significant numbers who, although eligible, choose not to
register. Last Tuesday's election turnout was reported to be
<a href= http://tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/6700>the lowest ever</a> among
the world's established democracies. The corporate media, however, <a
href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/politics/4455549.htm"> reported
a "slight rise"</a> in turnout nationally, and scrambled to fill airtime 
without volumes of
VNS exit poll data to over-analyze.

<p> Democracy is about <a 
href="http://commondreams.org/views02/1106-07.htm"> "government that draws
its power and legitimacy from its citizens,"</a> making it nearly 
impossible to position present day America as the world's leading 
democracy. With big money running America's two-party political machine, 
the public's trust in government continues to erode. The day after 
soft-money became effectively illegal in federal campaigns, leaders of both 
major parties were <a 
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19207-2002Nov6.html"> 
reported to agree</a> on specific ways to legally circumvent the spirit of 
the law.

<p><b>Indymedia Election Coverage:</b>  Hawaii | Houston | Los Angeles | 
Maine | Minnesota | Portland | St. Louis | Twin Cities - 1, 2

<p><b>Election Analysis & Discussion:</b>  To Vote or Not to Vote? |  2002 
Elections and the Case for Reform | Low Turnout; No Mandate 
|  Post-Election Survey [satire] |  Third Party Election Results - 1, 2 
|  Republicans are Wrong-Headed |  Democracy is Hard Work / Democracy is 
Dead | Additional discussion - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

<p><b>Election Irregularities: </b> Seattle - 1, 2 | Missouri | New York - 
1, 2 | Twin Cities

<p><b>Additional Resources: </b>  Center for Voting and Democracy | FEC 
Info | Democracy Now! coverage

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links from original version of feature:

<p>
<a href="http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=214895">To Vote or Not
to Vote?</a>
<p>

<a

href="http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=32028">Portland</a>
-
<a href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=215225">direct
action</a> |
<a href="http://twincities.indymedia.org:8081/index.php3">Twin Cities</a> |
<a href="http://stlouis.indymedia.org/">St. Louis</a> |
<a href="http://la.indymedia.org/">Los Angeles</a> |
<a href="http://houston.indymedia.org/">Houston</a> -
<a href="http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2002/11/5265.php">post election
poll</a> |
<a
href="http://twincities.indymedia.org/archive/features/2002/11/2002-11.html#5817">Minnesota</a> 

|
<a href="http://maine.indymedia.org/display.php3?article_id=2709">Maine</a>
<p>
<a href="http://www.fairvote.org">Center for Voting and Democracy:</a> <a
href="http://www.fairvote.org/e_news/election2002.htm">The 2002 Elections
and the Case for Reform</a> |
<a href="http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19814">Why
Don't We Vote</a>
,
<p>
<b>Election Reports / Irregularities:</b>
<a href=" http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19496">1</a> |
<a href="
http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19716">2</a> |
<a href="
http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19725">3</a> |
<a href=" http://indyhawaii.org/news/2002/11/96.php">4</a> |
<a href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=38027">5</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19704">6</a> |
<a
href="http://twincities.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=8124">7</a>
|
<a href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=38047">8</a> |
<a href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=215225">9</a> |
<p>
<b>Discussion:</b> <a
href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19708">1</a> |
<a href="http://twincities.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=8205">2</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19686">3</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19592">4</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19548">5</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19543">6</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19509">7</a> |
<a href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19116">8</a> |
<a href="http://la.indymedia.org/news/2002/11/21906.php">9</a> |
<a href="http://utah.indymedia.org/news/2002/11/3209.php">10</a> |
<a href="http://austin.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4129">11</a> |
<a href="http://austin.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4129">12</a> |
<a
href="http://twincities.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=8165">13</a>
|
<a
href="http://twincities.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=8140">14</a>
|
<a
href="http://twincities.indymedia.org:8081/front.php3?article_id=8143">15</a>
|
<a href="http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=31733">16</a>

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