I hear lots of people say that the Republican party counts on low voter turnout to win elections, and I tend to agree. Certainly, their behavior in 2000 and 2004 can be construed as some proof of this. So, my super-quick Lightning Round! proposal is this: Democrats should spend some money on very quick,very simple, NON-PARTISON ads encouraging people to vote.
No name-calling, no calling politicos on lies or sleazy practices, no issues at all, save one: VOTE.
A sample message might be: Your Vote Matters.
They could be a bit more complex but not too much. People smarter than me can think of more convincing phrases to get people to the polls. But the point is to get them there.
And I don't think there should be any credit on the ads. No "Paid for by the DNC" or anything like that. That's not what it's about, and besides, sooner or later people would know who produced them. But they would be beyond reproach, because they would do nothing but encourage Americans to vote. And that would be good for Democrats, and bad for Republicans. (And good for the USA!)
Just a Lightning Round! thought...
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