Reply #43: 40% didn't vote (or didn't have their votes 'counted')

[EVDebs]

30% supposedly voted for Bush
29%+ voted for Kerry

This is what the M$M tallys tell us

"Voter turnout hit record highs nationally, with about 120 million people casting ballots, nearly 60% of those eligible, according to Curtis Gans of the non-partisan Committee for the Study of the American Electorate."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/president.htm

Bush Rep 59,834,866 51 %
Kerry Dem 56,373,514 48 %

these percentages are 'out of those that voted'. The M$M never mentions the 40% of all voters who didn't even bother...

In Australia I hear that voting is mandatory. Here, 40% of the electorate SAT OUT THE ELECTION. It's either that or so many votes weren't counted that you can say from now on out 'why bother ?' they'll just pull another FL or OH on us.