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2008 voting rate down as older whites stayed home
AP via Breitbart ^ | July 20, 2009 | HOPE YEN

Posted on 07/20/2009 11:17:06 AM PDT by kddid

For all the attention generated by last year's presidential race, census figures show the share of eligible voters who actually went to the polls in November declined from 2004.

According to the data, more older whites opted to stay home compared with 2004, citing little interest in supporting either Barack Obama or John McCain.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008review; elections; mccain; seniors; whitevote
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To: SoConPubbie
...the RNC leadership...

The RNC has leadership? Surely you jest...
21 posted on 07/20/2009 11:30:20 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: MrB
There were lots of reports of blacks driving around and making a big show of writing down addresses of people with McCain signs in their yards.

Sounds like psychological warfare from the left - they start spreading such B.S. rumors, and it sounds reasonable to some.

22 posted on 07/20/2009 11:30:27 AM PDT by muleskinner ("You know the Germans always make good stuff')
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To: GonzoGOP

I believe it is likely that the system is already corrupted too far.

Coleman/Franken proved it. EVERY decision by the ACORN elected secretary of state went in Franken’s favor, resulting in the stolen election.


23 posted on 07/20/2009 11:30:36 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: kddid

And if Obama(’s)care has anything to do with it, they won’t be around by ‘12!


24 posted on 07/20/2009 11:31:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: colorado tanker

Limbaugh mentioned dragging him over the finish line several times, and it was absolutely true. Whenever we’d get any momentum going, he’d do the exact thing necessary to destroy it. I’ve said before that the “Look, the Dems are even WORSE!” tactics of the Republicans would backfire on them. Whenever McCain moved grudgingly to the right, his numbers improved. If the old coot had gone home three weeks before the election and not done any interviews he’d probably be in the WH now. Every day I ask, “Lord, why is Barack 0bama President,” and follow up with, “Thank you that John McCain isn’t.” BTW, yes I voted for Sarah and McCain happened to be on the ticket, so don’t say I was the reason 0bama got elected.


25 posted on 07/20/2009 11:32:05 AM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: MikeWUSAF

How would you your grandmother feel? Assuming you weren’t escorting her?


26 posted on 07/20/2009 11:32:31 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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To: donna
There is some irony that a great many unmarried women decided to vote for the smooth talking black guy in hopes that he would stick around and be a good provider for them.

What? That didn't work out?

27 posted on 07/20/2009 11:32:53 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I don't believe anything anyone says about anything anymore.)
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To: kddid

Well, this older white got out and voted. Didn’t particularly like my choices, but I tried to stop the mess that is now upon us, thanks in part to those sit-at-home know-it-alls.

As far as I’m concerned, anyone who sits out an election also forfeits the right to gripe for four years. That includes a lot of self-absorbed FReepers.


28 posted on 07/20/2009 11:34:40 AM PDT by Jedidah ("Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana)
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To: donna

BSF’s - bitter single females. (The counter to anyone making a statement about “angry white males”.)

Those that state “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle”, but, in overwhelming numbers vote for the government to be in the role of husband - provider and protector.


29 posted on 07/20/2009 11:34:51 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: GonzoGOP

I this is a cover story to hide the fraud by ACORN.


30 posted on 07/20/2009 11:36:50 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 !)
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To: kddid

Thanks, folks! Appreciate the patriotism! /SARC!


31 posted on 07/20/2009 11:37:32 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Great comment.
hysterical comparison and spot on


32 posted on 07/20/2009 11:38:08 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: kddid

Proving geezers are worthless.


33 posted on 07/20/2009 11:41:37 AM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Sig Sauer P220
Uninformed yutes and colored people got us in the situation we’re in now.

UAW money and UAW votes put the Chicago Turd in the White House.

NEVER AGAIN will I buy a UAW product.

34 posted on 07/20/2009 11:44:53 AM PDT by cayuga (We lost the soapbox to MSM bias, and the ballot box to ACORN. The cartridge box is all we have left.)
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To: MrB; ClearCase_guy

If conservative men won’t marry them, they still have to make a nest of some kind. Women don’t go it alone.


35 posted on 07/20/2009 11:45:01 AM PDT by donna (1,350 Palestinians, guests of Iraq's Saddam, to resettle in southern California in fall '09.)
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To: vpintheak

Hey punk. Run a friggin candidate who isn’t half dead and demo-lite and maybe you can get us excited.

For the record, I voted for McCain and then ran outside and puked.

Send you damned message to the RNC.


37 posted on 07/20/2009 11:46:17 AM PDT by EEDUDE
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To: ClearCase_guy

Then get off your butt now and work to get a conservative nominated. We almost have ford, jr in the Senate from TN because Bryant and Hillary split the conservative vote, so people such as your self would not vote for Corker since he wasn’t a conservative. So, instead of saying “if they don’t listen to me, I will not vote but obama’s second term will not be my fault” find a conservative get out and work for that person


38 posted on 07/20/2009 11:48:07 AM PDT by sticker
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To: sticker

I live in MA. ‘nuff said.


39 posted on 07/20/2009 11:49:09 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I don't believe anything anyone says about anything anymore.)
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To: donna

They’ve been lied to, though, and told that they MUST make it on their own. And this is why they vote for a husband.

God’s natural laws and plans are thwarted to the detriment of the person doing the thwarting.

These laws and consequences are as immutable as His physical laws.


40 posted on 07/20/2009 11:49:20 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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