| MacBook said "I can't believe the amount of people saying things like "I didn't know the candidate's platform" or "I couldn't find information on the candidates" or "Signs on the boulevard aren't enough".
We live in a day and age where you can find out almost ANY information you want within seconds. Have we gotten that lazy?
There were write-ups in the paper, online, and websites devoted to this purpose. There were set meet and greets where you could pose your questions.
If you couldn't "find" the information on the candidates it's because you didn't care enough to look. " |
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We do live in an age where information can be had within seconds, but that's the thing... you couldn't get to it within seconds. When people have other things demanding their time and in their headspace, you will only devote so much until you give up. Say what you will about not caring or being lazy - this is part of the dynamic of this communication shift.
Looking up the age demographic stats from Statscan (which acutally did take a few seconds), people between the age of 20-45 in Brandon number roughly 20,000 - the main age demographic most impacted by this communication shift. That's roughly 61% of the voting base.
There's still a time and place for write-ups in the newspaper, meet and greets, but more and more people are consuming information through digital media. It's just the way it is.
Make the shift, and you can expect to see a positive impact on voter turnout.