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In reply to the discussion: The RW is going berserk over the fact that THIS vote was a vote of approval for Obama's work. [View all]tblue37
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races are at least as important, and in many cases even more important. That is why voter turnout is so much lower in off years. I assume the same tendency operates even in presidential years, though. A lot of voters on our side probably didn't bother to learn about the other candidates, or to understand precisely what was at stake in those elections. They knew they liked the handsome, cool rock star prez, and they found the other guy unappealing or even repellent. So they went out and voted for the guy they recognized and liked, but I am willing to bet that a lot of people who voted for Presdient Obama did not bother voting for some or all of the downticket races.
The RW voters, on the other hand, are fed a steady, relentless diet of propaganda, not just by radio, but by other means as well, including their churches, the MSM, programs on FOX, and columnists and op eds in the newspapers. They know that every election counts. They even vote for minor local positions, because they understand that local, county, and state elections are the pipeline that pour seasoned, name-familiar candidates onto the national political stage.
The RW voters voted straight R, and they voted in every race. Some of the Obama voters probably left some races blank, and some probably even voted "R" in other races because the guy's name was familiar--or even because they are actually Republicans, but broke ranks with their party rather than see Romney elected, or in some cases even because of Obama's undeniable charisma.