Even with fraud and bussing in the homeless

Obama raised and spent millions more than any candidate in history, much by theft and fraud which will never be investigated, carpet baggers ran around the nation registering Democrats, many states had early voting, and raised the dead, and still . . .

"The report released Thursday estimates that between 126.5 and 128.5 million Americans cast ballots in the presidential election earlier this week. Those figures represent 60.7 percent or, at most, 61.7 percent of those eligible to vote in the country.

“A downturn in the number and percentage of Republican voters going to the polls seemed to be the primary explanation for the lower than predicted turnout,” the report said. Compared to 2004, Republican turnout declined by 1.3 percentage points to 28.7 percent, while Democratic turnout increased by 2.6 points from 28.7 percent in 2004 to 31.3 percent in 2008." CNN

I'm not surprised that Republican turn out was low (or that single women were high); I overheard two older people at the library on Tuesday discussing whether it was worth it to vote. The press and polls tried to build Obama at every opportunity and suppress McCain's support. Conservatives didn't have a candidate until the end of August when Palin appeared, then all the "moderates" jumped ship. The slavish devotion of the press corp and op-ed-ers to expiate their guilt was palpable. I wish them luck, because the race industry is just too huge to be dismantled in the voting booth.