Hello? There ARE NO DROVES of Republicans that "stayed home."
Almost all the Bible Belt votes are counted (90%+ per state). Romney received MORE votes (those officially counted so far) than McCain OR Bush in 2004.
If people were staying home because Romney was a RINO or Mormon, it would have shown up in the Bible Belt turnout. It did not.
End of story.
The states examined are Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and Michigan. The trend for Obama was across the board: fewer votes in all swing states. However, the Republicans were able to increase the votes for Romney in seven of the nine states. However, those two states were big: Ohio and Pennsylvania although the Obama losses were much larger 236,080 in Ohio and 389,142.
Republican differences in the swing states:
Ohio: -80,702
Michigan: +62,500
Wisconsin: +146,313
Pennsylvania: -60,711
Florida: +79,241
Colorado: +61,581
Iowa: +42,565
Virginia: +48,977
Nevada: +49,780
Totals will change as more votes are counted.