It's always exciting during a Presidential election. Everybody loves talking about it, but after the elected candidate's inauguration, most people stop caring. For the average American, the Presidential race is more of a water cooler topic. People talk about Presidential elections in the same way they talk about last week's episode of Lost.
Meanwhile, local elections take place every year that probably have MORE of an immediate impact on lifestyle, and nobody really seems to care. I find this VERY VERY FRUSTRATING. The other day on the Today Show I heard Ann Curry say something about how it's so great to see people get excited about politics "every two years". So even Ann Curry fails to realize that there are elections every year.
Whether Obama, McCain, Nader, Ron Paul, etc. get elected has no immediate impact on MY LIFE. I still have to work hard, spend below my means, and live my life. Now, if some chode is elected to be my Congressman, or state senator, or county executive, I would argue that I would see a more immediate impact on my life. I wish people were as passionate about local politics as they were about national politics.
Out of all of you partisan axe grinders here on PPP, how many of you vote EVERY YEAR in primaries and general elections? If you didn't vote last year, then I think all of your arguments on this message board lose their credibility.