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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow much Popular Vote is still outstanding?
Will Romney get more votes than McCain did?
Nate Silver Percentage Prediction - 50.8% 48.3%
Percentages So Far - 50.4% 48.1%
Popular Vote 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008
Obama - 69,456,897
McCain - 59,934,814
Popular Vote 2012
CNN as reported 6PM Wednesday
http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president
Obama - 60,432,728
Romney - 57,631,410
codjh9
(2,781 posts)be several million less than 2008.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)Bucky
(54,065 posts)I'll be the mud slangin' turned off a LOT of people.
codjh9
(2,781 posts)of voter intimidation, the thought of the Repubs winning, etc. But it could be as someone else posted - that non-swing state voters didn't turn out quite as much. I always do, no matter what. Can't bitch if you don't vote; that's my motto.
unc70
(6,119 posts)Particularly blue states hit by Sandy. Lower turnout in places that suppressed voting.