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...TIME congressional correspondent James Carney says that the conventional wisdom about midterm elections -- that they are won by the turnout of party loyalists, i.e., the religious right -- will keep the GOP moderates relegated to their customary place in the wings (just ask private citizen William Weld). "Winning over moderate voters will be crucial in the presidential election," he says, "but in the midterms, you win by getting out your core voters...
...Average voter turnout in the 1998 primaries thus...
...Primary turnout in 1994, the historic...
That goes for the whole country. Analysts predict that if the ruling Liberal Democratic Party does well in this weekend's parliamentary election, Hashimoto may win the clout he needs to push for controversial reform. Yet voter turnout is expected to be low, mainly because the public is disgusted with the political system. Moreover, an L.D.P. victory would depend on traditional supporters like farmers and construction workers, who are against reform because it would threaten their contracts and subsidies...
According to city officials, voter turnout at municipal elections fell to an all-time low of 40 percent in 1997, while in Somerville, though lower than Cambridge's, the turnout was consistent with previous years--around 30 percent. And City Council watchers say there is now a lower number of community speakers at once-packed council meetings...