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Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
5. 6.5 fewer whites voted in 2012 than in 2008.
Sun Jan 6, 2013, 03:45 PM
Jan 2013

That's another thing that Republicans need to address. Why did so many stay away from the polls? Sure, Rethugs are a party that attracts many elderly and a lot of them might have gone tits up since 2008, but I sincerely don't believe a significant number of them did. Was Romney perceived as too moderate to many of them? Was it the Mormon factor? Is there a large moderate faction in the party that finally said, "Basta! We've had it!" ??? A combination of the above? Hatred of Obama rather than support of Romney was supposed to galvanize Republican voters despite their qualms about Romney. Evidently 6.5 voters disagreed. I wonder why. Nonetheless, thank you for your non-participation, non-voting Republicans of 2012. Keep it up in 2014 and beyond.

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