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2008 Presidential Turnout Flat -- How Did That Happen?

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Ironically, TruthIsAll's total brings the estimates of Harvard's Thomas Patterson and Infoplease closer to reality.

Whether it's a common sense approach relying on factors like huge increases in primary Democratic voters or a more scientific approach like that found in TruthIsAll's analysis,

The obvious questions endure:  How did all this activity and enthusiasm fail to generate any measurable increase in turnout compared to 2004?  How did it get Obama just 3.0 million more votes?

A willingness to question the actual vote count is a very good place to start an inquiry on this unexpected outcome and the claim by those who count the votes that this is all there is?  After all, the vote counters and elections officials haven't inspired much confidence over the past eight years.

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Older and wiser have died by Gallaher on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:27:40 AM
Millions disenfranchised by Joy Keller on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:35:15 AM
Well, it proves my predictive point: Obama by Double Digits by muservin on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:10:40 AM
Orange Jump suits by Michael Collins on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:26:44 AM
Among other things by POdVet on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:01:30 AM
Education is vital by Michael Collins on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:40:46 AM
The true record set is the undercount of the vote by Scott Baker on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:07:04 AM
Yes! by Michael Collins on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:42:51 AM
There were also those who have been disinfranchised by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:30:16 AM
3.5 million citizens "paid their debt" they thought. by Michael Collins on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:48:08 AM
Mike. My post reads ambiguously to me now. by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:54:33 PM
Absentee and Early Voters. by weslen1 on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:46:18 AM
Landslide, yes indeed. Early votes, are in on election day by Michael Collins on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:45:58 AM
Great work, Michael. Long lines everywhere, but no more by Mark Adams on Friday, Nov 7, 2008 at 6:08:21 PM