What are the chances that most people on OH-02 were not paying attn

[DesEtoiles]

to the race at all?

[theHandpuppet]

1. I don't know...

But I'd like to see a breakdown of the percentage of eligible voters in the 2nd District who actually went to the polls.

[johnkerryyip145]

3. From what i saw it was about 25%...

...of the eligible voters who voted, which is pretty big for a special election in an off-year. And i think these voters were indeed paying close attention--which leads me to believe that next year will be *very* good in Ohio. It's the voters who *aren't* paying close attention in Ohio--but are still well aware of the tanking economy--who are most likely to switch from R's to D's. And look at all those kids in OH-02 who *were* paying attention and switched to the D's. Yes, people in Ohio are ready for change.

[AuntPatsy]

2. The chances are good I am sure, but the people are definately

improving on the the need for high visual activisim in order to be heard without the avenue of televisied news delivery being a viable resource to the Liberal party these days...