California’s 2014 Voter Turnout Was Even Worse Than You Thought

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2014 set new records in low voter turnout for California, both in the primary and the general elections. Photo by Daniel Sofer/hermosawave.net

By John Myers, KQED News/Faultlines

For a state whose political leaders pride themselves on being focused on the future, California’s 2014 elections seem to have decidedly been driven by its past — as in, its older voters.

Or put another way: It was the Year of the Grandparents.

Read the complete story at KQED News/Faultlines

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