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2016 Postmortem

pennylane100

(3,425 posts) Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:32 PM Mar 2012

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Less than 1% of the registered voters of Kansas voted today

for Rick Santorum. I know he will spin that into great victory but it really shows just how turned off the voters are with their choice of candidates for the republican party. I think they should be very worried.

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Less than 1% of the registered voters of Kansas voted today (Original Post) pennylane100 Mar 2012 OP

I wonder how many will show up to vote Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #1

Who's running for Congress, that's what brings 'em out in a depressed election year. MADem Mar 2012 #2

Johnson won in '64. DURHAM D Mar 2012 #3

otherwise, red since the '30s (Alf Landon) lastlib Mar 2012 #4

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

1. I wonder how many will show up to vote

Reply to pennylane100 (Original post)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:42 PM

Mar 2012

when it's time to take on Obama. I think they'll come out in full-force then...Kansas has been red for as long as I can remember.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Who's running for Congress, that's what brings 'em out in a depressed election year.

Reply to Jamaal510 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:47 PM

Mar 2012

If there's any fear of an upset for their favorites, they'll jump on the bandwagon and get out and vote.

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

3. Johnson won in '64.

Reply to Jamaal510 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:51 PM

Mar 2012

I remember it well.

BTW - In 2008 Obama did better than Clinton or Carter.

lastlib

(23,257 posts)

4. otherwise, red since the '30s (Alf Landon)

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:11 PM

Mar 2012

Except a couple of D governors.

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