The people most hurt by low voter turnouts are conservatives . By staying home they allowed Obama to get a second term , hurting America .  By staying home they allowed pot to become legal . By staying home they allowed liberals to get elected to the assembly.  And most of all, by staying home they allowed property taxes to be raised at a time , given our current economic uncertainty , when they shouldn't have been.  Unions , gays , and other special interest groups win when conservatives stay home and don't vote .  Conservatives have no one else to blame but themselves for the way Anchorage is going down the tubes . At least they saved the nation by getting out to vote and electing Trump. We are really up a creek by the new mail in ballot system.  Special interest groups will gather up ballots and block vote.  Dumb voters with no knowledge of the issues will make bad choices .Those who pay no property taxes will approve every bond put on the ballot.  Dark days lay ahead for our city.