tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post3713177187492301756..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Voter TurnoutSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-2896192788475164102009-07-22T09:15:53.554-04:002009-07-22T09:15:53.554-04:00You could apply this dynamic to our last federal e...You could apply this dynamic to our last federal election. Many Liberals stayed home in 2008, which effectively skewed the performance of other parties, in terms of percentages. The NDP saw a rise in pecentage, but was this due to increased appeal, or did the fact that the Liberal voter stayed home bump up the percentage artificially? Given that their overall vote total wasn't up, I think it was the latter.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-17080754734617793952009-07-21T15:26:43.437-04:002009-07-21T15:26:43.437-04:00There's one theory that says voters don't ...There's one theory that says voters don't switch parties so much as decide whether to vote for their preferred choice (motivated voters) or to stay home (demoralized voters).<br /><br />This finding you're reporting on certainly might suggest that Republicans were more likely to stay home last time ... enough to counteract the effects of the voter registration drive of the Obama campaign on the overall turnout result.<br /><br />Undoubtedly the application of such a theory would differ between two-party and multi-party systems, though.<br /><br />Very interesting. Thanks.The Pundits' Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538508466559680720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-37864951850107722392009-07-21T08:52:12.684-04:002009-07-21T08:52:12.684-04:00Note also that Republican voters tend to be much o...Note also that Republican voters tend to be much older and would have a greater tendency to be sick and infirm on Election Day 2008.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com