From: jan.vindheim@gmail.com   
      
   Pete Bayle  wrote:   
      
      
   > I must be missing something. Is there a difference between party   
   > "membership" and party "registration". In the US about 80% of the   
   > electorate are registered Democrat or Republican I think, depending on   
   > how you count it. (Although I saw on source that claimed only 60%   
   > which seems low to me. I couldn't find a good soruce on this on the   
   > web.). In either case it's not close to 1.7 percent. Not that most   
   > people do any for the party.   
      
   To be a member of a political party you join up and pay your membership.   
   In Norway the parties generally aim for a membership around 10% of their   
   vote. may I remind you that 60% -80%% of eligible Norwegians actually   
   vote (and that this number used to be higher).   
   I believe that a multiparty system (as opposed to anglo-american   
   duopolies) gives the voter more choices and  makes voting more   
   interestingand more relevant   
      
   --   
   jan bojer vindheim   
   http://vindheim.net   
      
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