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Some are waiting for the next high heel to drop on Bill Clinton's campaign. Some point to low voter turnout and the success of non candidate Paul E. Tsongas this week as proof of a dissatisfied electorate. Others see a compromise candidate as the only way to weaken the divisions among Democrats that inevitably help the Republican party. Unhappy with Clinton, annoyed at Brown--what's a superdelegate...
Voter apathy was high and turnout in New Yorkwas low, as expected. About one million votes werecast, far less than the 1.57 million cast fouryears ago. Part of the reason for the low turnoutmay be widespread voter dissatisfaction with thechoices available, as exit polls indicated. NBCreported that 66 percent of New York Democratssaid they wanted a new candidate to enter therace...
Despite the low turnout, Clinton said theelection marked "a turning point, not for BillClinton, but for the Democratic party and forAmerica...
...Ellipse, organizers of the Harvard groupsaid they were impressed by the large turnout atthe event...
...voter apathy and too many dispiriting November choices between candidates who inspire more cynicism than commitment. These interludes pass, which is why it is tempting to dismiss the latest manifestations of anti-Establishment sentiment as a short-term aberration. The Connecticut Democratic primary, after all, was highly unrepresentative: the turnout was low, the voters were angry, and local favorite Paul Tsongas had just withdrawn from the race. (In a clear rebuff to Clinton, the former Massachusetts Senator received 20% of the vote.) Still, there are contrary signs that suggest that 1992 will be far from a normal political campaign...