DNC could be in trouble

[fordy]

Qwark said:

fordy said:

On the other hand, when voting is no longer compulsory, you get politicians trying to supress the vote. At least with mandatory voting, if they lost, then there's no denial that they were either not wanted, or they did not convey their message across. There's no talk about elections being held on work days, or polls queueing up for hours, or poor people being asked for the equivalent of a driver's license that they might not have.

Well neither system is perfect, but I would fear thart if such a system is implemented in The Netherlands you get single issue parties like the anti environmental party which doesn't want to do anything with sustainability. (You would be surprised how many old people and politicians can't stand windturbines over here). And while I could see a system like this could work on a national scale on local scale it would become a votefest for local parties which all say that every progression made in The Netherlands with downsides like a new road, integration, windturbines, fields of solar panels (not always a great idea to begin with, but that's my opinion), waste water plant or whatsoever should be put in or nearby the neighboors village.   

Wasn't that the case made with something like Brexit? If I recall correctly, a mix of bad weather and media saying "Don't worry, the 'no' vote is way ahead" prompted a lot of younger 'no' voters to stay at home, leaving the older 'yes' voters to decide the outcome. It can work both ways.