The problem is how this is spun. For instance in 2004 Bush was elected to office by less than one third of all eligible voters, with 29% of all eligible voters selecting his name on the ballot (50.7% of all who voted). Clinton did a bit worse at 24%, having been elected by about 49% of those who voted, however voter turnout was significantly lower. Approximately 31% of all eligible voters selected Obama in 2008 or 52.9% of those who actually voted.
2010 very different with a turnout of only 37.8%. Thus the much vaunted republican swing was the result of only 18.6% of all possible eligible voters voting republican. As I was saying, a small dedicated group can have a very disproportionate impact on an off year election. 18.6% of the eligible population is no where near the "American People" or anywhere near a majority. In fact its more like statistical noise. But given how few actually turned out to vote, the tea baggers had an outsized impact. >"So saying the American People 'voted in the Republicans overwhelmingly, and >the Tea partiers especially' is a very misleading statement." > >I actually agree with Larry somewhat. > >It should be said that the people who voted in 2010 overwhelmingly voted >against the Democratic agenda. > >Likewise, it could be said that in 2006, the people who participated in the >election voted against the Republican agenda. > >In 2012, it will be interesting to watch who or what the citizens are voting >against. > >J > >- > >Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - >Henry Kissinger > >Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go >out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:341550 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
