I've kinda had it with all of the BS

[HoosierCowboy]

115. Do the Math, find the answer

Half of the general population are registered. Half of those registered vote in any election. That means that we have minority government no matter who gets elected.

Of those voters the split between Dems and the GOP is about even with the Dems only leading slightly.

So:
You need 12.5% + 1 of the population to get elected.

That means that all anyone needs to do to get elected is to appeal to a small fraction of the voting public.

That means appealing to the fringe instead of the mainstream. Because everyone has hot button issues..

So if you've ever wondered where all the noise about Homophobia, Sharia Law, Immigration, taxes, Obamas Birth Certificate and what you call BS comes from, do the math. That's why it took so long to get any kind of universal health coverage in the U.S.A..

Politicians don't have an incentive to address issues that affect the general population, they can concentrate on the small percentage of issues that get fringe support in any election. Millions of dollars are spent in any election to appeal to a small number of tin foil hats that vote. If we had 100% participation in voting the fringe issues would disappear overnight and the hacks and loons would leave the political stage in an instant.

...and that's why registering voters and getting them to vote might be the only solution to getting politics on the right track.