Commentary: Big turnout? Not really
by Amy Eskind, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2018
3 minutes
Our democracy just won the trophy for Most Improved: The 49.4 percent voter turnout this month was higher than any midterm election in a century. But once we finish patting ourselves on the back, we need to look at the numbers again to take stock of what's missing: half of the eligible voters in the United States.
We're never going to see 100 percent voter turnout. But when half of the electorate is abstaining, we install elected officials who don't necessarily represent the
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