There is very good reason why America is Red. The electoral system favours it. Unless that is changed the Democrats will always face an uphill battle. It may be one they win sometimes, but it won't be fair.
If you want fair, read below the fold.
No one in America has to vote. In fact they have to make an effort to be able to vote. This is not the case in many other
countries where voting is required.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Cyprus
* Dominican Republic
* Egypt
* Greece
* Guatemala
* Honduras
* Liechenstein
* Luxembourg
* Panama
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Switzerland (some cantons only)
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
When you consider those less likely to vote you will find that it is often minorities that are partially disenfranchised by it being somewhat harder to vote. Harder to get on the electoral role, harder to find the time, energy and inclination to vote. With a different philosophy, that of being required to vote, much of that changes.
Very often more liberal people are inclined to 'let things go'. As a group they are more tolerant and more likely to accept that there are other points of view than their own. This makes more middle of the line liberals (perhaps the majority) less likely to vote. Those who "don't care that much" are far more likely to be liberal than conservative.
This is precisely why Australia introduced compulsory elections. The Labor party discovered their support diminishing and changed the electoral laws. If they had not been reformed, it is likely that the Labor party would be long extinct and out choices would be between conservatives only.
Without compulsory voting, only those with an agenda vote. Those that avoid issues don't bother.
Compulsory Voting
Voting and Electoral Systems
I don't have much more to say reall, except that I ask you all to take a look at the two links I have given. The reason you have such a hard row to hoe is because you have "the freedom not to vote" and I think you need to give that particular freedom up for the sake of other freedoms and a working democracy.
This is my first diary, so please have mercy.