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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: voter turnout

voter turnout stories: 12 news summaries

Defeat All
but Certain
for Japan's Aso,
Ruling Party

Sunday election likely to
end 54 years in power

Aug 27, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sunday will likely mark a milestone in Japanese politics as voters dump the Liberal Democratic Party after more than a half-century in power, the Washington Post reports. Even senior LDP leaders acknowledge that Yukio Hatoyama will probably trounce incumbent Prime Minister Taro Aso, and polls predict a staggering turnout with... More »

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Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Japan • Taro Aso • voter turnout • election • Yukio Hatoyama

 Voter Board: 
 Hey Tim, 
 Wanna Do 
 a PSA?

Actor hasn't minced words in aftermath of Election Day polling snafu

Nov 19, 08 9:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York City Board of Elections, headed up by a man Tim Robbins has termed a "corrupt scumbag," is reaching out to the prickly actor with an offer he might well resist—turn his Election Day voting tantrum into a civics lesson. TMZ reports that the board... More »

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voting • activist • voter turnout • Election 2008 • PSA • voter registration • Tim Robbins • Board of Elections

OPINION

 GOP Will Bounce Back: Rove 

Democratic wave was aberration caused by unusual factors

Nov 13, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Voters didn’t so much choose liberalism or the Democratic Party as they did Barack Obama, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. And that’s potentially good news for the GOP in the 2010 midterm elections, Rove says: “In politics, good years follow bad years. Republicans... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican Party • voter turnout • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • the religious vote • 2010 election

Massive Voter Turnout
Not So Massive After All

Election sees only a modest increase in participation among eligible voters

Nov 9, 08 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Contrary to hype about massive turnout on Election Day, roughly the same percentage of eligible voters hit the polls in 2008 as in 2004, reports Politico. While a record number of ballots were cast—up to 128.5 million votes— the increase in the percentage of eligible voters in the... More »

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Barack Obama • voter turnout • Election 2008

 Turnout Looks to 
 Hit Century High 

130M headed to polls as trends favored Obama

Nov 5, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the official percentage isn’t in, yesterday saw what could have been the highest voter turnout in a century, the Wall Street Journal reports. One expert foresaw 64% of Americans casting ballots, the AP notes, as some 30 million voted early, with 100 million more thought to have stormed... More »

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voter turnout • Election 2008 • voter registration

 'I Have Never Seen 
 Anything Like This' 

Huge turnout gums up voting system, but most Americans take it in stride

Nov 4, 08 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Huge turnout caused long waits for some voters today, but most politely waited their turn, the AP reports. New Yorkers lined up at polling places well before dawn, and long lines persisted throughout the day. California’s voting system bent but did not break under the weight of estimated 80%... More »

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California • New York • Virginia • voting • Missouri • voter turnout • Election 2008

 Why the Polls May Be Wrong 

Use of cell phones, unexpected turnout could skew results

Oct 30, 08 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opinion polls can be wrong—just look at Thomas Dewey in 1948 or even Barack Obama, who led Hillary Clinton before the New Hampshire primary but lost anyway. Reuters outlines some factors that could be skewing current results:
  • Turnout: Polls filter the results of phone surveys through models of
... More »

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cell phones • racism • New Hampshire primary • voter turnout • Election 2008 • opinion polls • Bradley effect

Analysis

Texts Much More Effective Than Robo-Calls

For now, texts are much more effective than robocalls, email

Oct 28, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The candidates’ automated call campaigns have received a lot of attention, but text-messaging, which only the Obama campaign uses, is likely to have a much more potent effect on the race, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. Studies have shown that personal appeals are more effective at mobilizing voters than mailers... More »

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Barack Obama • text message • robo-calls • voter turnout • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Ignored Hoosiers May Turn Blue 

Obama is within striking distance in typically Republican Indiana

Oct 20, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Indiana has voted Republican 16 times in the past 17 presidential elections, so why is Barack Obama even bothering to run ads and rally? The state that favored George W. Bush over John Kerry 60-39% is showing surprising support for Obama—enough that he could scrape out a win, ... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • Indiana • fiscal conservatives • social conservatives • voter turnout • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

OPINION

Why Obama Wants 2 Txt U His VP Choice

Campaign builds huge database for Election Day, writes webmaster

Aug 13, 08 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's decision to announce his running mate by text-messaging supporters makes him seem "just like the cool kid in study hall," writes Garrett M. Graff in the New York Times. But there's more to the text blast than just embracing new technology. The move will give Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • cell phones • text message • texting • voter turnout • running mate

Voters: Start Your Engines!

Millions head to polls on the biggest day of primary voting ever

Feb 5, 08 5:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Millions of voters in 24 states are leaving home early this morning—or taking off early—or arranging child care as they head to polls to choose their favorites for the White House, and the presidential hopefuls will be hoping their last-ditch efforts to win them over have paid off.... More »

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California • Super Tuesday • voters • voter turnout • young voters

SC Expects Record Turnout

Intense race may make Dems more competitive in general election here

Jan 26, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Democratic officials are expecting record voter turnout for today’s South Carolina primary because of sunny skies and appealing candidates, the State says. But make no mistake: Dems don’t expect to win the Palmetto State come November. No Democrat has won a Southern state since Bill Clinton in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • weather • John Edwards • Democratic voters • South Carolina primary • voter turnout

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