Liberal College Students More Likely Than Conservatives To Vote - So Where Were They?
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 13:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Voter turnout was huge in 2008 - some of that was due to advertising; since Sen. Obama did not limit adhere to campaign finance reform rules the way Sen. McCain did, Obama was able to raise and spend more money than Bush and Kerry did in 2004 combined, spending twice as much as his opponent. But a large part of that was message also, and it led to 64% of eligible voters showing up, the highest turnout since the 1960s. read more