http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080721/kvh

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080721

By Katrina vanden Heuvel
This article appeared in the July 21, 2008 edition of The Nation.

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Democracy in America made a surprising--and welcome--comeback this spring. Many of us assumed the front-loaded primary season meant the contest would be less democratic than ever, but instead Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were forced to fight the longest and most nationally inclusive race for a presidential nomination in history.
About 3.5 million new voters registered and cast ballots, boosting participation among young people and people of color to new highs. More people voted in the Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana than turned out for John Kerry in those states during the 2004 presidential race. The previously untapped potential of our democracy was on full display.

Essential to realizing that vision in the twenty-first century is a transformation that doesn't rank high in any poll or list of probable reforms.

http://www.google.com/search?source=...=Google+Search

lookup -electoral reform
on google or yahoo and you will find out how many American's are for it
-yet the voices of democracy have been hushed...