Stay At Home Republicans Elected Obama

[The Paperboy]

From American University:

Despite lofty predictions by some academics,pundits, and practitioners that voter turnout would reach levels not seen since the turn of the last
century, the percentage of eligible citizens casting ballots in the 2008 presidential election stayed at virtually the same relatively high level as it reached in the polarized election of 2004.

A downturn in the number and percentage of Republican voters going to the polls seemed to be the primary explanation for the lower than predicted turnout. The percentage of eligible citizens voting Republican declined to 28.7 percent down 1.3 percentage points from 2004. Democratic turnout
increased by 2.6 percentage points from 28.7 percent of eligibles to 31.3 percent. It was the seventh straight increase in the Democratic share of the eligible vote since the party’s share dropped to 22.7 percent of eligibles in 1980.

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[DavidS]

Not surprising. Republicans are tired of the same old party... time for a Libertarian Republican Party. Kick out the dixiecrat, social conservative evangelicals!

 

[Jennifer.Bush]

from American University:





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I Guess They Stayed True To Their Word. I Heard It On Many Talk Shows, How They Were Goona Stay Home And They Did

 

[Modbert]

From American University:





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Actually 63 million+ Americans (a record no less) elected Obama.

The rest just helped by staying out of the way and deciding not to use their right.

 

[sealybobo]

From American University:





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So some of your old voters died and you were unable to replace them with new voters.

And many people that voted for Bush in 04 voted for Obama this time.

Plus you guys didn't toss out nearly as many votes this time because we were watching.

 

[Silence]

Democratic share of the eligible vote since the party’s share dropped to 22.7 percent of eligibles in 1980.

does that mean that Democrats staying home in 1980 elected Reagan?

The fact is that even IF the same amount of Republicans had shown up at the polls as in 2004 Obama would've won anyway.

Republican declined to 28.7 percent down 1.3 percentage points from 2004

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Democratic turnout increased by 2.6 percentage points

Dems would've still had 1.3% more voters.