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Originally Posted by theking
That is what I have always said..."government of the people...by the people...for the people. The key is "if enough people get fed up". An unengaged electorate gets the government they deserve.
Recently one poll showed the Congress with a 5% approval rating. To me this would indicate that 95% of those up for reelection will not be reelected but I suspect that the numbers will be closer to being reversed and 95% will be reelected.
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This is a great point. People often say they want change, but they really don't. Also, many people look at problems with the attitude of, "You are messing this up, not me."
So many people feel that congress sucks, but their actual congressman is good so many of these people will get reelected.
Add in that only about half of those who are eligible to vote actually do and it is no wonder why the same people keep getting elected. If you know that only half of those eligible will vote and you only need half of those votes to win you only have to convince about 26% of the people to vote for you and you win.