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Old 11-12-2014, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Joad View Post
I know.

They are claiming that there is some great groundswell movement to the Republican side. The reality is they got 52.5% of the vote.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epo...vote-2170.html

And only that 52.5% is of a 36.4% turnout.

So, about 19% of all eligible voters voted for the Republicans.

Bottom line, they won be because of lack of interest.
The small turnout is shameful. Who knows what these maps would have looked like had everyone voted.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/11/1979...ged-yesterday/
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