Preliminary figures suggest fewer people voted this year than four years ago, when voters shattered turnout records as they elected Obama to his first term.
In most states, the numbers were even lower than in 2004, said Curtis Gans, director of American University’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate. Every state but Iowa is showing a smaller turnout than in 2008, Gans said. Still, the full picture may not be known for weeks because much of the counting takes place after Election Day.
“This was a major plunge in turnout nationally,” said Gans, who estimated about 126 million Americans voted, for an overall turnout rate of about 57.5 percent.
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“Beyond the people with passion, we have a disengaged electorate,” Gans said.
2 comments:
We've had a disengaged electorate for at least 12 years that I know of.Gans is right.
Its true disenchantment...BOTH parties are corrupt beyond repair. Neither one can do anything about our crushing debt without causing Greece-type insurrection (and OUR people have weapons -- they won't be throwing rocks and using sticks). Its not doomsday hysteria--its ALREADY HAPPENED in countries that are forced to do what WE will be forced to do. This is the reality. Ready or not, here it comes...
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