Interesting news: Official Wisconsin turnout......57%.

[Fuddnik]

Not nearly what was needed to oust Walker.

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/final-wisconsin-turnout-57-percent?ref=fpblg

11:33 AM EDT, Wednesday June 6, 2012
Final Wisconsin Turnout: 57 Percent

Turnout in the Wisconsin recall reached a major high for a gubernatorial race, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports — but fell just short of the presidential-level turnout predicted by state officials.

Fifty-seven percent of voting-age adults voted, about 2.5 million people. That figure is less than the 60 to 65 percent turnout predicted by the state Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections in the state.

Turnout did, however easily exceed the 2.17 million people who voted in the 2010 election, and is also the highest turnout for a gubernatorial race in the last 50 years. The previous record was in 1962, with 52.4 percent turnout.

Reported by Eric Kleefeld
2012
U.S.

[hrmjustin]

1. Well I duess all those turnout reports were correct but the wrong people...

...turned out.

[leftyohiolib]

2. good job dems you did it to yourselves again

[eowyn_of_rohan]

3. I call BS. Milwaukee was reporting over 70% well before the polls closed

Madison was literally over the top -- there were so many new registrations at the polls that the turnout exceeded 100%

[GarroHorus]

4. 2008 levels of turnout were required for a Barrett win

That just didn't happen.

[Matariki]

5. Well, our lying eyes

all that 'through the roof' turnout yesterday, all those lines, all the running out of ballets .... must have been mass hallucination.