There are Clinton haters, and they're going to investigate. But if Republican partisans knock Clinton off, they entrench Gore as the incumbent. If I were a Republican strategist, I would tell them to leave him wounded but in office. Look, in some places, if you register to vote, you're more likely to be summoned for jury duty, which is essentially a poll tax of two weeks of labor. For taxi drivers, it's a death sentence.
Some people say declining turnout is a reflection only of alienation and anger.
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