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BradBlog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 06:01 PM
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D Votes Far Outnumber Rs in 'Super-ish Tuesday' Tale of the Turnout


Super-ish Tuesday: Tale of the Turnout
Democratic turnout far outpaces Republican...

Setting aside the unverified (and, in many cases, unverifiable) results of yesterday's elections for the moment, what caught my eye throughout the night were the turnout numbers, Democratic compared to Republican.

While the reported results of the races ran largely counter (surprise!) to the "GOP/TeaParty-fueled Massacre Slated for November!" meme that the corporate beltway media and related villagers have been endlessly re-enforcing with zombie-like precision over the last several weeks and months, the turnout of actual voters in the marquee state-wide primaries (races that we detailed, along with the e-voting systems in use, in our Super-ish Tuesday Backgrounder on Monday) seem to be of note when considering what November might actually look like when all is said and done…

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7850
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 06:07 PM
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1. So, can anybody tell me how...
the R's win any elections? Those KY numbers are particularly startling. I guess I've been listening to the wrong pundits! Oh yeah, they're all wrong.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 06:26 PM
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-19-10 06:27 PM
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3. K & R
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