"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message 
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> I've also heard (without substantiation on my part) that this is the first 
> election where more than half the eligible general population actually 
> cast a vote for the winner. So that's something.
>

Voter turnout in the US, even when relatively very high, is still fairly 
low.  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

When George Bush (not W) was elected, he won a majority of the popular vote 
(meaning more than 50%).  I don't think that happened again until Obama's 
election, as very close elections and 3rd party candidates got in the way.

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