The effects of decades of voter disenfranchisement and partisan politics put a dent in the supposed importance of voting in elections. Margaret Valenti explains why voting, on its own, will not change the U.S. political climate.


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The effects of decades of voter disenfranchisement and partisan politics put a dent in the supposed importance of voting in elections. Margaret Valenti explains why voting, on its own, will not change the U.S. political climate.