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Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion => 2012 U.S. Presidential Election Results => Topic started by: BaconBacon96 on April 07, 2014, 09:54:21 PM



Title: Which voters did Ron Paul pick up in 2012?
Post by: BaconBacon96 on April 07, 2014, 09:54:21 PM
In 2008, Ron Paul got about 5.5% of the Republican primary vote. In Iowa he got 9% of the vote.
Now four years later, he got about 10% of the total vote and 21% in Iowa.

My question is, which 2008 voters that didn't vote for him then did Paul pick up support from? I mean I highly doubt Mitt Romney or John McCain voters would've decided to cast their ballot for him in 2012 and I would have imagined a large number of Huckabee voters went to Santorum instead.

So yeah, which voters did Ron Paul gain in 2012 that he didn't in 2008?


Title: Re: Which voters did Ron Paul pick up in 2012?
Post by: IceSpear on April 08, 2014, 12:27:00 PM
Voters who couldn't/didn't vote in 2008, I'm guessing.


Title: Re: Which voters did Ron Paul pick up in 2012?
Post by: Randy Bobandy on April 08, 2014, 12:32:29 PM
Voters who couldn't/didn't vote in 2008, I'm guessing.
Probably this. Think libertarians who were high school-age in 2008, and graduating college in 2012.