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Do You Know What Causes Low Voter Turnout In America? It's The Result Of Having The Fate Of Our Nation At Stake. This Began With The Bitter Presidential Election Of 1828, Which Pitted The Education, Cultivation, And Puritan Constraint Of John Quincy Adams Against The Yahoo Populism Of Andrew Jackson, Thereby Deciding Permanently Whether America Would Become A Shining City Upon A Hill Or An Overlighted Strip Mall Along A Highway.

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Do You Know What Causes Low Voter Turnout In America? It's The Result Of Having The Fate Of Our Nation At Stake. This Began With The Bitter Presidential Election Of 1828, Which Pitted The Education, Cultivation, And Puritan Constraint Of John Quincy Adams Against The Yahoo Populism Of Andrew Jackson, Thereby Deciding Permanently Whether America Would Become A Shining City Upon A Hill Or An Overlighted Strip Mall Along A Highway.

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