tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post7175130658753800071..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: Low voter turnout, election fraud, led to Great Divorce?Rick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-41920137307673322542009-08-24T05:53:57.507-07:002009-08-24T05:53:57.507-07:00Also, back in those days, life expectancy was much...Also, back in those days, life expectancy was much shorter, so not as many retired senior citizens on hand to vote, plus fewer people knew how to read, so probably weren't engaged in the political process.<br /><br />On the other hand, you would think an issue of such local significance would have drawn a higher than average turnout. <br /><br />I wonder how the turnouts back then compare to today, and if we're really as apathetic as we are told, or if things have always been this way?<br /><br />Back then, with longer working days and everyone on foot or in horsedrawn carriages or on horseback, it was probably a lot harder just to get to the polls and find time to vote.Rick Bonaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-31597632034904748372009-08-23T19:47:46.988-07:002009-08-23T19:47:46.988-07:00other factors: families were much larger back then...other factors: families were much larger back then, and the voting age was 21. so instead of half or two-thirds of the population being eligible to vote, perhaps a quarter to a third were. <br /><br />but to directly answer your question ... i read recently that the vast majority of women mirror their husband's voting pattern. if that's true, it wouldn't have changed anything.LisaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891381138208838189noreply@blogger.com