think you can answer. the fact is when you look state after state, city after city on election days americans don't vote in numbers that we ought to be voting. we self-suppress ourselves. in boston 25% of the electorate voted. that goes on every election, every city, every state. why is it that we don't vote? >> you know, i am in agreement with you, and self-suppression is indeed a problem. i think it reflects a confidence level in american democracy, but let's look at the positive side, and the positive side of this was record voter turnout in the presidential election. but i'm deeply troubled by the decline in voting in mayoral races. in my two races the turnover was 70 to 75%. why people have chosen to stay away from the ballot box, i