Little-Acorn
11-04-2012, 09:05 PM
Year. . . GOP voters . . Dem voters (million)
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2006 . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . 42 . . . non-Presidential election, after too high Repub govt deficits and liberal programs
2008 . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . 69 . . . Presidential election, more high Repub deficits, huge enthusiasm for unknown Obama
2010 . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . 36 . . . non-Presidential election, after HUGE Dem deficits and Obama's agenda is revealed
2012 . . . . ?? . . . . . . . . .?? . . . Presidential election, after Americans find even more Obama agenda while Repubs fight tax and spending hikes
EXPLANATION
In 2006, Republican voters weren't too enthusiastic for their candidate. Their politicians had been spending like drunken sailors, GWB had signed a new Prescription Drug entitlement and other such liberal bills into law, etc.
In November 2006, only 36 million Republicans voted, while 42 million Democrats voted.
In 2008, Republicans were pretty much the same, while Democrats had an exciting new candidate they were hugely enthusiastic about.
In November 2008, 60 million Republicans voted while 69 million Democrats voted.
But in 2010, things changed. By then, many Democrats were disappointed in their formerly-exciting candidate, who seemed to spend most of his time playing golf, pushing outlandish programs, and strong-arming congressmen into taking over 1/6 of the nation's economy in a socialized-medicine progam most normal Americans didn't want. In the meantime, unemployment remained in the 8-10% range, with no end in sight. While Democrats were relatively dispirited, Republicans were up in arms over the same things, and went charging into the polls in November 2010.
In November 2010, 41 million Republicans voted, while only 36 million Democrats voted.
Now we're coming up to the 2012 elections, and things are pretty much the same things are true. Democrats are disappointed and dispirited, while Republicans are alarmed, and generating huge enthusiasm for voting.
In November 2012... well, how many Republicans do you think will vote, and how many Democrats?
More Dems voted in 2006 than GOP, and the same thing happened in 2008.
Now, more GOP voted in 2010 than Dems. Will the same thing happen in 2012?
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2006 . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . 42 . . . non-Presidential election, after too high Repub govt deficits and liberal programs
2008 . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . 69 . . . Presidential election, more high Repub deficits, huge enthusiasm for unknown Obama
2010 . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . 36 . . . non-Presidential election, after HUGE Dem deficits and Obama's agenda is revealed
2012 . . . . ?? . . . . . . . . .?? . . . Presidential election, after Americans find even more Obama agenda while Repubs fight tax and spending hikes
EXPLANATION
In 2006, Republican voters weren't too enthusiastic for their candidate. Their politicians had been spending like drunken sailors, GWB had signed a new Prescription Drug entitlement and other such liberal bills into law, etc.
In November 2006, only 36 million Republicans voted, while 42 million Democrats voted.
In 2008, Republicans were pretty much the same, while Democrats had an exciting new candidate they were hugely enthusiastic about.
In November 2008, 60 million Republicans voted while 69 million Democrats voted.
But in 2010, things changed. By then, many Democrats were disappointed in their formerly-exciting candidate, who seemed to spend most of his time playing golf, pushing outlandish programs, and strong-arming congressmen into taking over 1/6 of the nation's economy in a socialized-medicine progam most normal Americans didn't want. In the meantime, unemployment remained in the 8-10% range, with no end in sight. While Democrats were relatively dispirited, Republicans were up in arms over the same things, and went charging into the polls in November 2010.
In November 2010, 41 million Republicans voted, while only 36 million Democrats voted.
Now we're coming up to the 2012 elections, and things are pretty much the same things are true. Democrats are disappointed and dispirited, while Republicans are alarmed, and generating huge enthusiasm for voting.
In November 2012... well, how many Republicans do you think will vote, and how many Democrats?
More Dems voted in 2006 than GOP, and the same thing happened in 2008.
Now, more GOP voted in 2010 than Dems. Will the same thing happen in 2012?