We turned out, they didn't.

[Drunken Irishman]

The record turnout didn't happen, but it looks like it was because the base just didn't get out to vote for McCain. I'll take it. :)

[dennis4868]

i am hearing that it was the biggest turnout...

in ages....it's been all over TV and Cable....

[AlCzervik]

1. the small crowds that turned out for McCain rallies were the canary in the coalmine.

[onehandle]

2. That's it. A shift, not a revolution.

I'll take it indeed. Stay home, GOP base. Forever.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. strangely enough the white GOP came out in droves in our county

it was 50:50

[sandnsea]

4. True, if 63 million Dems had turned out

in 2004 - we'd have won against their 62 million. But they only had 56 million this year, so we also need to see how many Republicans crossed over as we analyze what this election means in terms of pure political ideology.