Reply #6: Suposedly Bush got more votes than registered REPs in the whole state?

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2004 General Election

Registered Republicans = 3,892,492
Registered Democrats = 4,261,249

2004 General Election Official Results

Bush/Cheney = 3,964,522
Kerry/Edwards = 3,583,544


That means the Bush got 72,030 more votes than there are Registered REP in the whole state.

Does this mean that every registered REP voted? Or that most of the IND'S voted for Bush rather than Kerry?

This is in a state where Bush had a hard time getting crowds to come out to his rallies? Where the DEM'S were more motivated then they ever been in the history of the party?

Even in my own county Bush got many more votes than registered REP'S.

Alachua Co Registered REP = 39,647
Alachua Co Bush votes = 47,762

There is no way in the world that every REP voted in this county and then another 8,115 voted for Bush on top of that. No way.

The REP party here was in shambles, especially after the Swift Boat Vet Rally fiasco. The REP party never in bothered to send paid staff here. If they had a big GOTV effort here, it must have been a secret.

On Oct. 4 Michael Moore came to Gainesville for the last push for the DEM GOTV effort. The O'Dome where he appeared was packed with DEM'S (the arena easily holds over 12,000). About 100 REP'S, at most, showed up to protest. Of the over 12,000 people who showed up, at least 90% were registered to vote and were voting for Kerry.

At the Swift Boat Rally the Bush supporters were outnumbered by the Kerry supporters by at least 3 to 1.

Same thing happened when Cheney came to Gainesville the day after VP debate. He met with 11 local business owners and outside the protesters outnumbered the supporters by at least 3 to 1.

Funny when Edwards came a few weeks later, there were 5000 to 10,000 supporters who showed up and a handful of Bush supporters came to protest.

In addition, many of the REPs that I know in this area were very unhappy with Bush and were either going to hold their nose and vote for Kerry or not vote at all.

There is just no way that Bush got plus 100% of the REP vote. No way.