Coming down the home stretch, here.

Must ask about the conversation with the non-voters. We interviewed three men who told us they are not voting. Forget the hype, whatever, they are not feeling it.

Tell the truth. Were some of you tempted to reach through the radio and grab them and shake them? Or did you find yourself saying, hmm. I see where they are coming from?

I am dying to know what you thought of their reasoning and, if you have a background in GOTV or voter persuasion, it would be interesting to me to hear what you think might persuade them to vote -- alternatively, do we care that they don't?

It strikes me that this country is really of two minds when it comes to voting. On the one hand, we want people to vote. On the other hand, we really don't. Why else is voting on a Tuesday (and not on Saturday, when more people are off work -- although that would be an issue for our observant Jewish citizens)? Why else is there such a lag between registering and voting? why did it take so long to get motor voter laws and for that matter, to allow African Americans and women to vote?

Also, read Jeff Yang's article.

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