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Cha

(297,248 posts)
14. Hey, jenmito..
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:09 PM
Nov 2012

I lifted it off a FB graphic that was brought over to DU. I told them at the time I was going to do it. That's why I Voted FOR him..'cause he's earned my trust.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
11. PLUS, how many in Sandy's wake couldn't vote? How many Floridians saw the long lines and
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:59 PM
Nov 2012

stayed away?

And finally, add all the voter intimidation victims in many states whos attempt to vote didn't get counted!

That's gotta be a sizable number!

Tarheel_Dem

(31,234 posts)
18. Ding! Ding! Ding! Which is what makes this o.p. premature at best, and intellectually....
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:29 AM
Nov 2012

dishonest at worst. There were tremendous obstacles in the way of voting this election cycle, and having power outages in some of the most populous blue states in the country didn't help. Couple that with massive voter confusion, and 8 hour lines at the polls, and you're definitely gonna get lower turnout. But even with all that, this president managed to get 63+ million of us out there to vote for him. Unprecedented support from his base (Latino 71%; Asian 73%; AA 93%; etc), doesn't fit the narrative that his political enemies tried to create.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021778444

calimary

(81,272 posts)
12. As it should. I don't understand how wrongney's totals could be as high as they are.
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 09:00 PM
Nov 2012

That many people actually WANTED what he was selling (whatever it was depending on the day and the audience).

Amazing.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
16. The early elections numbers are amazing - not many folks voting back then.
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:25 PM
Nov 2012

Lincoln's average for his two elections was only around 2 million

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