The OC

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I noticed that turnout was way down in the OC. They cast over 1,000,000 votes in 2004 and only 830,000 in 2008. I have a cousin who lives there and works in LA and he said many of the Republicans left the polls after Ohio was called for Obama.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I noticed that turnout was way down in the OC. They cast over 1,000,000 votes in 2004 and only 830,000 in 2008. I have a cousin who lives there and works in LA and he said many of the Republicans left the polls after Ohio was called for Obama.

I really don't get that phenomenon.  It's not like McCain had any realistic chance of winning California anyway.  And there were important initiatives on the ballot.  (BTW - what is that redistricting initiative that is barely winning about?)

Has California even started counting absentees yet?

I don't know, but I don't know how to explain the turnout decrease otherwise. Almost 200,000 less people turned out. It might explain why Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico were so lopsided. I don't blame them, though. My heart sunk when they called Ohio that early.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'm just going by what my cousin said. It's just anecdotal evidence, of course. I am still puzzled as to why they called it so early, as it really wasn't a blowout there. That probably contributed to low GOP turnout in Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.