This year, we saw the lowest national voter turnout since 1942 (and that was because of World War II). 
Kowabunga. 
Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. 
Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

This year, we saw the lowest national voter turnout since 1942 (and that was because of World War II). Kowabunga. Matt Davies is Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Mobile users: Visit newsday.com/mattdavies or click on the link above to see Davies' cartoons

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