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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: What South Park can teach us about current politics South Park ran an episode in 2004 that revolved around an election of a new school mascot, the choices for which were a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich. Stan Marsh, one of the four main protagonists of the show, refused to vote and was subsequently booted from the fictional Colorado town. Eventually, Stan came back to the town to cast his vote in the election, saying, “I learned that I’d better get used to having to pick between a douche and a turd sandwich because it’s usually the choice I’ll have.” The episode wasn’t just brilliant indictment of the 2004 presidential election between then-President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), but also an American political system that presents Democrats and Republicans as the parties with the only answers to the United States’ woes. Not much has changed in the 10 years since the boys from South Park were forced to choose between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich. Voters are still presented with the same options at the ballot box, often forced to cast a ballot for a party that they feel doesn’t best represent the American people. Rasmussen Reports released a survey on Thursday which found that 53 percent of likely voters “think it is fair to say that neither party in Congress is the party of the American people.” At least a plurality of voters in each of the three age demographics presented by Rasmussen share this sentiment. But a closer look at the numbers shows even more disenfranchisement among voters between the ages of 18 and 39, a demographic that includes Millennials. The poll found that 64 percent of younger voters say that neither party represents the American people, while 19 percent disagreed and 17 percent weren’t sure. Voters aren’t particularly high on the path forward that either party presents for the United States’ future, but they give Democrats a sizable edge over Republicans. “A plurality (47%) believes the Democratic Party has a plan for where it wants to take the nation. That’s up slightly from the low 40s in prior surveys back to February 2010,” Rasmussen notes. “By contrast, 38% think the Republican Party has a plan for where it wants to take the nation, but slightly more (40%) disagree.” The good news for Republicans is that a plurality of younger voters, 42/27, believe the GOP has a plan for where it wants to take the country. That’s the highest out of any age demographic. If Republicans do manage to take the Senate in this year’s mid-term election, the may not want to read too much into the message voters are sending. It won’t be because voters are handing them a mandate, but rather because the Turd Sandwich was a slightly better choice than the Giant Douche. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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