The implied meaning of the post was that those who put out flags were being hypocritical in their patriotism because many of them didn't vote in elections that happened at that time. This is, of course, anecdotal, unless you have an actual survey to this effect. My own gut instinct (no more valid than yours) is that people who proudly display the flag probably vote in higher numbers than the average population.

I thought it was relevant to point out that there were no significant elections at that time, and you scraping up school board and Measure Q elections, which are not known for their turnout anyway, was a little lame. I note that there are no figures for turnout on the charts you sent anyway.

The 2002 election was the first major election since 9/11. I don't know what the turnout rates were, and frankly, I don't care. It was enough for me that the Democrats got their doors blown off, especially in Florida.