Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Party of Nonvoters

Robert Reich is an old lefty, formerly Bill Clinton's Secretary of Labor, and on the UC Berkeley faculty. In spite of which, writing in The Boston Globe he has the quote of the day:
The largest political party in America is neither the Republican party nor the Democratic party; it’s the party of nonvoters. Only 58.2 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots in the 2012 presidential election.
He thinks that's a problem, I see it as an opportunity. Every person who doesn't vote has, effectively, given me their proxy. I am happy to vote on their behalf. Thank you, nonvoters.