Just for some perspective...

[turil.livejournal.com]

Joe Curtatone, while winning the election for mayor, was voted in by less than 8% of Somerville's human population.

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OK, I'll instead say that it doesn't mean anything important.

[turil.livejournal.com]

As I said the combination of factors that go into being registered is fairly unimportant when it comes to deciding how well a politician is representing the people who their decisions affect. In scientific studies, the goal is to eliminate most if not all other factors except the one you are studying. In this case, what I want to know is how many of the individuals who are directly affected by the mayor's decisions voted for him.

Re: OK, I'll instead say that it doesn't mean anything important.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

What matters when it comes to elections is three things:

who is eligible to register
who is registered
who votes.

Those who don't make it through the first hurdle are excluded by law.
Don't like the law, work on getting it changed.

Those who pass the first hurdle, but not the second, have shown they do not care enough to make an effort to have some influence in how they are ruled, therefore, should STFU about politicians doing things they don't like.
Those who pass the first two hurdles, but not the third, are in the same boat as those who only clear the first hurdle, ie, STFU.

Re: OK, I'll instead say that it doesn't mean anything important.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Those who don't make it through the first hurdle are excluded by law.
Don't like the law, work on getting it changed.

OH GOD PLEASE SOMEONE CAMPAIGN FOR 'VOTES FOR BIRDS' because nothing would ever be as hilarious as that, ever.

Re: OK, I'll instead say that it doesn't mean anything important.

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

First we have to lower the voting age, cause that whole "18 years" thing is tough for many of the smaller birds to reach.

Re: OK, I'll instead say that it doesn't mean anything important.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

This is true. The parrots would dominate like whoa.

Nemo votes for "BICYCLES!"

[turil.livejournal.com]

And more birdy num nums.