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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:04 PM Mar 2012

The big news out of the Virginia Republican primary: extremely low turnout. (updated)

2008:

McCain 244,829

Huckabee 199,003

Total votes: 489,252

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Republican_primary,_2008

2012 (with 99 percent reporting)

Romney: 147,693

Paul: 101,932

Total votes: 249,625

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/va

That's 51 percent of the 2008 total. McCain got almost as many votes as Romney and Paul combined.

Updated to add:

Depending the other results of the night, this puts the shortfall at nearly one million for this primary season thus far.

GOP turnout woes add up
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/06/1071784/-GOP-turnout-woes-continue?via=blog_1

2008 5,460,996
2012 4,605,110

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The big news out of the Virginia Republican primary: extremely low turnout. (updated) (Original Post) ProSense Mar 2012 OP

I think every Gringrich/Santorum voters didn't bother to show up. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #1

Maybe, ProSense Mar 2012 #2

Wow. BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #3

Regardless of what's driving Virginia's non-turnout, Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #4

Good news, K & R. n/t FSogol Mar 2012 #5

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

1. I think every Gringrich/Santorum voters didn't bother to show up.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:08 PM

Mar 2012

Rick could have given Mitt a real race in Virginia...what a moron for not getting himself on the ballot.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

2. Maybe,

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:18 PM

Mar 2012

but Mitt got fewer votes than the top two candidates last election cycle. Paul got nearly five times as many votes as he did in 2008.

It appears the Not-Romney vote may have been in effect here.

BumRushDaShow

(129,715 posts)

3. Wow.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:22 PM

Mar 2012

The pattern continues....

Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts)

4. Regardless of what's driving Virginia's non-turnout,

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:26 PM

Mar 2012

the big picture shows a distinct lack of enthusiasm for Republican candidates this cycle. If they can't turn the base out in the primaries, the marginal Republican voters and are going to be MIA in November.

FSogol

(45,562 posts)

5. Good news, K & R. n/t

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:30 PM

Mar 2012

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