Polls and data also show that Mitt Romney is having some difficulties getting urban and suburban voters excited about the elections. Voter Turnout is down and only in states where democrats and Independents care allowed to vote are the turnouts up.
Romney and other Republicans think that once there is a nominee that there will be more excitement about the G.O.P race against President Obama. Some also think that a more conservative candidate will best be able to beat President Obama in the presidential race and as the polls show the voters are more excited about a conservative candidate. With the more moderate Mitt Romney in the lead this is why some are speculating that the G.O.P may have trouble winning the presidential elections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/us/politics/primary-turnout-could-signal-trouble-for-gop.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=politics
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I really liked this article, it was a great find and has a lot of excellent points all solidly backed by facts. I definitely agree that when a campaign has such longevity that the American people loose interest and turnout slowly wanes down as we get later in the election. i feel like the, "sick and tired of it all" attitude towards the election is kind of sad in many ways. It’s once every four years we get to take part in such a decision. I also disagree as far as the most conservative candidate will win. I think republicans are so anti-Obama that they ultimately would vote for anyone but him. I think the GOP must win the democrats and independent s that are unhappy with Obama. I also feel that if a candidate that a person had intended to vote for drops out and they are uncomfortable with the other candidates they will simply not vote. I think this is where Romney needs to put in work. He, like stated in the article, must appeal to all Republicans and swing voters to have any chance of beating Obama.
The idea that long-lasting campaigns do tend to lose the American public after a while is certainly a real and troublesome issue. Campaigning groups need to work hand-in-hand with the candidate before their efforts switch from a positive to negative experience for potential voters. I, myself, have fallen victim to this and have become an uninterested voter on multiple occasions. Perhaps the best thing for candidates to do to refocus could be learning how to shorten campaigning/election season, that is, all that it entails. Not too much, for it is a very important aspect of our political culture in the U.S., but enough to satisfy the population and their concerning shortened focus-time.
I agree with you both and the article that sometimes many people get sick of campaigns because of how long they are. I too have sometimes stopped paying attention to politics and elections because they take so long. I would say that I think that this may affect young voters the most, they just get so bored with it all and don't end up voting.
This article is interesting because there are differing opinions on voter optimism and excitement. Some feel that voter excitement is high and some believe the GOP cant field anyone to get excited about. I believe the heated nomination season has turned some voters away and due its length voters become disinterested. I feel that when it comes down to the presidential election there will be a high voter turn-out like we saw last election. Either way, it is going to be a very interesting race.
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