Why Vote
Americans don’t vote much anymore. ... Colward authors of “Why Americans Still Don’t Vote.” At the core of this statement is the belief that the right to vote is firmly established in the U. ... So why Americans don’t vote? ... Yet everyone does not vote, infect voter turnout has been sliding down hill since 1960, which was the “high water” of American voter turn out, although more then one out of three eligible voters did not bother to cast a ballot even then (Flanigan & Zingale p. ... Patterson, a professor at Harvards Kennedy School of Government and author of the new book "The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty," was asked, why has voter turnout in recent years been so low compared to the past? ... Somehow, weve got to find a way to make campaigns more uplifting and more rewarding so that we give people reason to vote. ... Vote in every election, read those pamphlets that you get in the mail, tries to find out as much as you can on the candidates. ... ” If you don’t vote, if we don’t vote.