(KPCC) With many more serious problems in Los Angeles such as double digit unemployment and poverty for young adults and Asian Americans one would think that Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson formerly Democrat Speaker of the California Assembly, would have better things to do with his time than introducing a resolution this week to tackle voter apathy in citywide elections.
Democrats with maybe just a little too much time on their hands, may be looking at the low voter turnout issue all wrong. It just may be as result of no confidence in the revolving door politicians that never really leave public office such as Herb Wesson being termed out in the California Assembly in 2004 he has since, continually been a member of the city council and doesn’t seem to have any higher ambitions than the next election.
In September, Gallup released a survey that showed Americans ‘trust in the American people” to make judgments about political issues facing the nation has declined in recent years but is still considerably higher than the confidence one has in politicians.
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