Voters are being denied opportunities even to hear other candidates' ideas and policies. Monopoly politics prevails in state after state, where safe noncompetitive districts, uncontested races and unbeatable incumbents are becoming the rule. Lacking sufficient choice, voters are becoming increasingly alienated and turning out to the polls in fewer and fewer numbers. Monopoly politics is no way to run our elections. For the first time, the United States has the technology and resources to divorce itself from Middle Eastern oil.
Wind power is the answer.
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