Was This Really The Biggest Election Turnout Ever?

• November 6, 2008

I’m seeing a lot of media outlets reporting that we had the biggest election turn out ever last night:

More than 130 million people turned out to vote Tuesday, the most ever to vote in a presidential election.
With ballots still being counted in some precincts into Wednesday morning, an estimated 64 percent of the electorate turned out, making 2008 the highest percentage turnout in generations.
In 2004, 122.3 million voted in what was then the highest recorded turnout in the contest between President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.).

But according to other sources I’m seeing more like 119,000,000 votes.
That’s doesn’t even beat 2004 levels of turnout. Even if we include votes for Bob Barr, Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin (all of whom were on ballots in most states) we only get to just over 120 million.
Am I missing 12 million votes or so somewhere? Because it seems to me like turnout was actually down. Which would play into the idea that Obama won because conservatives were disappointed with McCain as a candidate.
Update: MSNBC:

Almost 137 million (136,631,825) went to the polls — 64.1% of the voting-eligible population. 1960 saw 63.7% of the populace go out to vote; In 1908, 65.7% voted. It was, of course, the most people ever to go to the polls topping 2004’s 122 million. That’s 12% increase from 2004. For those wondering why the current total vote in the presidential adds up to approximately 117 million, note that it’s going to climb. There is still a ton of vote missing on the West coast.

There are 20 million votes missing on the west coast?
So, where did they all go? California has reported 95% of its precincts, and they can’t be absentee ballots as those must be in and counted on election day.
There’s something fishy going on here.

Tags: Domestic Issues, Politics

http://reasonsnottovoteformccain.blogspot.com/ Morr

Looks like you're missing 16 million votes which would play into the idea that Obama won because people actually wanted him to be president (though I'm sure you'll come up with some other way to spin record voter turnout).
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Well I don't doubt that a lot of the people who only follow politics as far as what they see on television, and who are enamored at the idea of getting checks in the mail from Obama funded by other people's money, voted for him.

But according to vote tallies now, voter turn out was less than 2004. We'll see, of course. I could be wrong.

Not that it really matters. Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to get over 51% of the vote. That sure ended well for you guys, didn't it?
Bob

What I find interesting is that even with an overwhelmingly bias (and deceptive) media, rock star popularity, lots of evidence of democratic voter fraud, high voter turnout (normally better for democrats), a bad economy, a weak opponent and an anti-GOP/anti-Bush trend Obama only managed 53% of the popular vote.

I'm convinced that Democrats can never win on who they actually are.
tothestars2

I'm just wondering, who will the msm will pick to win the next election?
http://www.rabidamerican.net/ Rabid American

Sounds like the new White House got the word out to the MSM….. this is just a small dose of opium…..

Scream "LANDSLIDE!!!!" then gin up some "proof" .

You know… we're to be re-educated in the "Baghdad Bob" school of truthiness.

Get used to it…..

Hope for Change…..
http://vdvfamily.com/ Sphagnum

I noticed this too Rob… Bush got 63 million and Kerry got 59 million, or 122 million between the two of them. According to CNN, Obama got 64 million and McCain got 56.5, or 119.5 between the two of them. CNN says that 98% of precints are reporting, but even if you divide 119.5 by 98%, you still end up with around 122 million (the same number that showed up for Bush/Kerry). What is missing in this?

The news reports are talking about people showing up and voting, maybe there was an unusually large number of ballots cast this election with no choice for President? Maybe 18 million McCain protest votes? Haha, maybe I'm dreaming…

But seriously, what is wrong with that picture?
welder4

Ah! the communist are already circling the wagons , they want your 401k's now and you can save it up so the government gets half of it when you expire, not to mention the nifty 3% you are guaranteed to get no more no less . Hey you can keep your 401K as long as you want to lose you tax deferment on it, it is going to maybe be a choice, they could come in and force you to turn over any and all savings you have . But in the great land of trickle up economics we will be sitting up there waiting for the money to flow on up to us , from where? why the guy stupid enough to start up a business under the thumb of communism.

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