turnout

Ab · 6th November 2008, 01:43

Um... lower than 2004? Wtf?

caffiend · 6th November 2008, 01:48

Not according to AP: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...bT8JQD948LJRG0

Quote:

It looks like 136.6 million Americans will have voted for president this election, based on 88 percent of the country's precincts tallied and projections for absentee ballots, said Michael McDonald of George Mason University. Using his methods, that would give 2008 a 64.1 percent turnout rate.

"That would be the highest turnout rate that we've seen since 1908," which was 65.7 percent, McDonald said early Wednesday. It also would beat the old post World War II high of 63.8 percent in the famed 1960 John F. Kennedy-Richard Nixon squeaker. The 1908 race elected William Howard Taft over William Jennings Bryan.

The total voting in 2008 easily outdistanced 2004's 122.3 million, which had been the highest grand total of voters before.

Ab · 6th November 2008, 02:30

I'm looking at MSNBC's live stats right now, and the vote tally is 119,279,271.

caffiend · 6th November 2008, 10:08

But if that was around the same time as AP reported that story, then it would have been only with about 80-90% of precincts reporting, and without mail and overseas votes necessarily counted. So, add about 10 to 20 million to that figure.

Most articles I'm reading are projecting 130 to 140 million.

Kryten · 6th November 2008, 13:46

caffiend · 6th November 2008, 14:15

I'm willing to bet that red dot in Alaska is about the position of Wasilla.

And that seriously shows just how close Texas came to going Democrat...

SpaceCowboy · 6th November 2008, 14:34

oh god, i was watching texas thinking omg its neck and neck. imagine that, democratic texas.. what an embarressment that would have been for mccain.

Saladin · 6th November 2008, 16:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by caffiend

I'm willing to bet that red dot in Alaska is about the position of Wasilla.

You'd be right.

Whiplash · 6th November 2008, 16:46

... that explains how the fuck Ted Stevens was re-elected to represent them after being charged with 7 counts of fraud.

Asriel · 6th November 2008, 20:35

^yeah, wtf? Shouldn't that guy be in jail right about now?

SpaceCowboy · 6th November 2008, 22:44

most of those people wouldnt know who ted stevens is, theyd just vote for the republican.

Jenza · 7th November 2008, 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiplash

... that explains how the fuck Ted Stevens was re-elected to represent them after being charged with 7 counts of fraud.

You can thank Palin for that :/

A Corpse · 7th November 2008, 00:37

Charged? Wasn't he found guilty during the last week or so?

spandexmonkey · 7th November 2008, 04:02

eh, go easy on the father of the tubes

6th November 2008, 01:43	#1
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	turnout Um... lower than 2004? Wtf?

6th November 2008, 14:34	#7
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	oh god, i was watching texas thinking omg its neck and neck. imagine that, democratic texas.. what an embarressment that would have been for mccain. __________________ Peace.

6th November 2008, 22:44	#11
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	most of those people wouldnt know who ted stevens is, theyd just vote for the republican. __________________ Peace.

7th November 2008, 00:37	#13
A Corpse talkative lurker	Charged? Wasn't he found guilty during the last week or so? __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

6th November 2008, 02:30	#3
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I'm looking at MSNBC's live stats right now, and the vote tally is 119,279,271.

6th November 2008, 10:08	#4
caffiend	But if that was around the same time as AP reported that story, then it would have been only with about 80-90% of precincts reporting, and without mail and overseas votes necessarily counted. So, add about 10 to 20 million to that figure. Most articles I'm reading are projecting 130 to 140 million. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

6th November 2008, 14:15	#6
caffiend	I'm willing to bet that red dot in Alaska is about the position of Wasilla. And that seriously shows just how close Texas came to going Democrat... __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days? Last edited by caffiend : 6th November 2008 at 14:17.

6th November 2008, 16:46	#9
Whiplash Bobo Fettish	... that explains how the fuck Ted Stevens was re-elected to represent them after being charged with 7 counts of fraud.

6th November 2008, 20:35	#10
Asriel	^yeah, wtf? Shouldn't that guy be in jail right about now?

7th November 2008, 04:02	#14
spandexmonkey	eh, go easy on the father of the tubes