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And lo On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:39:23 -0000, Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay
<jer### [at] questsoftware cmo> did spake thusly:
> "Darren New" <dne### [at] san rr com> 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
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Phil Cook
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