Friday, January 21, 2005
Most Iraqis say they will vote
An overwhelming majority of Iraqis continue to say they intend to vote on Jan. 30 even as insurgents press attacks aimed at rendering the elections a failure, according to a new public opinion survey.The poll, conducted in late December and early January for the International Republican Institute, found 80 percent of respondents saying they were likely to vote, a rate that has held roughly steady for months.
Assuming all the bombings in Iraq are meant to dissuade people from voting, it doesn't seem to be a very sound strategy. If the bad guys are going to try to blow you up whether it's election day or not then election day seems to be just another day as far as the threat level goes; so why not just go out and vote?
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