Millions of Reasons for Hope

Here’s some tonic for Democrats depressed about last week’s elections.
 
In North Carolina, 2.7 million people voted Nov. 2 – a turnout of 43 percent. In 2008, 4.3 million North Carolinians voted – a 70 percent turnout. That’s a drop of 1.6 million voters.
 
Nationally, 75 million people voted last year. In 2008, 130 million Americans voted. A dropoff of 55 million.
 
So there are still plenty of Democratic votes out there.
 
Two problems:

  • They didn’t vote this time. Will they next time?
  • Democrats still lost a lot of Independents and Democrats this time. 
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Millions of Reasons for Hope

Here’s some tonic for Democrats depressed about last week’s elections.
 
In North Carolina, 2.7 million people voted Nov. 2 – a turnout of 43 percent. In 2008, 4.3 million North Carolinians voted – a 70 percent turnout. That’s a drop of 1.6 million voters.
 
Nationally, 75 million people voted last year. In 2008, 130 million Americans voted. A dropoff of 55 million.
 
So there are still plenty of Democratic votes out there.
 
Two problems:

  • They didn’t vote this time. Will they next time?
  • Democrats still lost a lot of Independents and Democrats this time. 
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