And lo On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:23 -0000, Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay  
<jer### [at] questsoftwarecmo> did spake thusly:

> "Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
> news:4978b02c$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>> 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.

2004 was 51.0%/48.1%/0.9% with a turnout of 55.3% hence all the talk about  
Dubya receiving a 'mandate' from the people.

30% of the eligible voting population voted for Obama, Dubya got 26% in  
2004 and Bush Sr. got 27% in 1988

-- 
Phil Cook

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