Ever wonder what percentage of votes are cast by voters well-informed on issues and candidates? Voters stand little chance of becoming informed by watching the barrage of political (mostly negative attack) ads on television. How else are potential voters likely to become adequately informed from unbiased sources? Apparently candidates feel no need to explain their own positions and priorities in any detail, and instead focus on defining their opponents in the most negative way possible.
It would be nice to be able to have a rational reason to vote for someone instead of just voting against the other candidate. No wonder many people are so cynical and apathetic about politics that they don’t bother to vote. At least they are not putting their ignorance to use in deciding elections. Perhaps the print media could help us out here.
John Rea, Denver
This letter was published in the Sept. 9 edition.
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