Does it look like we'll hit close to 75% turnout?
Drunken Irishman
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:56 AM
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Does it look like we'll hit close to 75% turnout?
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:58 AM
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In 1996, when I was living in Toronto, there were complaints that a 75% voter turnout was LOW. I was floored. I wish we had that problem here....
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:59 AM
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2. I don't know, man. That's a huge fucking number.
Wouldn't that be in the neighborhood of 250 Million?
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:00 PM
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5. This is what they're projecting.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:01 PM
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6. No that's a percentage of registered voters, not population
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:08 PM
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I feel like a dipshit now. :dunce:
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:00 PM
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3. Predicting 68% in Texas. n/t
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:04 PM
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7. Last time TX had that good of a turn out was in 1992 per one article
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 12:12 PM by rainbow4321
They are expecting an **85%** turnout in Travis County alone! On edit: just looked at Intrade site...back in '92 TX went red by only by 4.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:00 PM
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4. 50% would be astounding.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:10 PM
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9. I read that there are 230 million eligible to vote, and about 200 million registered.
Thus, 75% turnout would be about 150 million.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:16 PM
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10. In Wisconsin they are predicting a 74% turnout beating the previous high of 73% in 1960.
But then we routinely have a high voter turnout for our elections. Maybe being able to register at the polls has something to do with that (out of 3 million votes in 2004 we only had 300 provisional ballots).
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:17 PM
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11. This morning on the radio they were predicting
a 90% turnout here in Georgia. At least in the Atlanta area.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:21 PM
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12. Minnesota almost always leads the nation in voter turnout, and they're talking more than 90 percent.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:23 PM
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:24 PM
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17. Sorry, I got excited there. More than 90 percent in some areas, including Duluth.
Still awesome, but maybe not quite as awesome?
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:22 PM
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13. sorry - unintentional dupe
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 12:22 PM by TBF
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:23 PM
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14. predicting 80% in Ohio
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:24 PM
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16. I believe we were at 60% in 2004.
I expect 65% this year. 75%? Way too high.
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Tue Nov-04-08 12:25 PM
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18. Anybody know what the average is? nt
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Tue Nov-04-08 02:04 PM
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I voted, parking lot full, but it only took a few minutes.
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