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Despite all the talk about voter intensity surrounding the presidential election, 13 million fewer people voted in 2012 than in 2008.
131 million voters cast their ballots in the 2008 election in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a 53% to 46% margin. Obama received 69.4 million votes, while McCain received 59.9 million.
In 2012, Obama defeated Romney by a 50% to 48% margin. Obama received 59.8 million votes, and Romney received 57.1 million votes -- 2.7 million fewer than Obama in 2012, but also 2.8 million fewer than McCain in 2008.
Surprisingly, President Obama's 2012 vote total -- 59.8 million -- was 100,000 less than the 59.9 million John McCain received in 2008..............
2012 Turnout Dramatically Lower than 2008
Originally posted by KeliOnyx
And here I thought Breitbart had to let you go. Good to see your still employed, keep up the good work. Oh and not real anything conspiratorial going on, seems you forgot about that little hurricane last week. It will be sometime before New York and New Jersey totals are completely tabulated and certified.edit on 7-11-2012 by KeliOnyx because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by KeliOnyx
And here I thought Breitbart had to let you go. Good to see your still employed, keep up the good work. Oh and not real anything conspiratorial going on, seems you forgot about that little hurricane last week. It will be sometime before New York and New Jersey totals are completely tabulated and certified.edit on 7-11-2012 by KeliOnyx because: (no reason given)edit on 11/7/2012 by tothetenthpower because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Xcalibur254
As far as I'm aware it was always expected that there would be a lower voter turnout this year. We saw this during the Republican primary as well. Obama is no longer the underdog like he was last time around and as a result didn't energize voters as much. As for Romney, let's face it he was never an exciting candidate. It seems like there were a lot of people who weren't really voting for Romney but voting against Obama. In the end this election just wasn't as exciting as the last one and as a result we saw a lower turnout.