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Editorial
November 7, 1950
Madison County Democrat
London, Madison County, Ohio
What is this article about?
This editorial encourages voter participation on November 7, arguing that non-voters allow undesirable candidates to win, using arithmetic examples to show how turnout can flip election results.
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Are you going to elect that
Who is that 'heel'? He's just the man who can be elected to the job he's campaigning for, Not by votes, But by lack of votes from the people who feel he's a heel, but who don't feel it strongly enough to get up ten minutes earlier on election day to cast their votes against the 'rascal' they don't want, for the man they do want.
Remember, the non-voter always votes wrong!
Did you ever figure out this elementary voting arithmetic?
Wrong man gets 20,000 votes
Right man gets 15,000 votes
Wrong man wins by 5,000 votes
But if 10,000 non-voters had voted it might have been this way:
Wrong man gets 20,000 votes
Right man gets 25,000 votes
Right man wins by 5,000 votes
One vote doesn't seem to speak with a very loud voice. Band a thousand of them together and they make a noise that can cause a candidate to shiver in his boots.
mark your 'for freedom' Vote Nov.7
As part of the American Heritage Foundation's Program this is contributed in the public interest by
Who is that 'heel'? He's just the man who can be elected to the job he's campaigning for, Not by votes, But by lack of votes from the people who feel he's a heel, but who don't feel it strongly enough to get up ten minutes earlier on election day to cast their votes against the 'rascal' they don't want, for the man they do want.
Remember, the non-voter always votes wrong!
Did you ever figure out this elementary voting arithmetic?
Wrong man gets 20,000 votes
Right man gets 15,000 votes
Wrong man wins by 5,000 votes
But if 10,000 non-voters had voted it might have been this way:
Wrong man gets 20,000 votes
Right man gets 25,000 votes
Right man wins by 5,000 votes
One vote doesn't seem to speak with a very loud voice. Band a thousand of them together and they make a noise that can cause a candidate to shiver in his boots.
mark your 'for freedom' Vote Nov.7
As part of the American Heritage Foundation's Program this is contributed in the public interest by
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Voter Turnout
Elections
Non Voters
Civic Duty
Voting Importance
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Encouraging Voter Participation To Defeat Undesirable Candidates
Stance / Tone
Civic Exhortation To Vote
Key Arguments
Non Voters Enable The Election Of Disliked Candidates By Not Opposing Them
Low Voter Turnout Allows Wrong Candidates To Win By Small Margins
If Non Voters Participated, The Right Candidate Could Win
One Vote Is Powerful When Combined With Others
Vote For Freedom On November 7