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Eligible Voters and Iraq

Posted By Roger L Simon On January 30, 2005 @ 9:53 am In Uncategorized | 41 Comments

Before the spin doctors get a hold of the “how big was the turnout” question in Iraq (60%? 70%?) and use that to denigrate this great step forward that has just taken place, let’s remind ourselves that turnout in recent US Presidential elections is barely over 50% ^[1] of eligible voters and that in the nascent days of our democracy, 1824, it was 26.9% ^[2].

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[1] barely over 50%: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426687

[2] 26.9%: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_135.html

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