It is true. Romney got 61 million votes and McCain got 60 million. Obama got 69 million and 66 million in 2008 and 2012 respectively. This year, Trump got 60 million votes and Hillary got 61 million.
There were several instances that fall under the same pattern: the email story, the hollywood access tapes, the debates, probably the apprentice tapes if they had appeared, and potentially the wikileak emails, though it’s much harder to gauge their effect size.
Well, depending on how early before the election you want to consider. The debates for instance were all more than a week before the election. Again, it’s basically impossible to put effort into making things like this happen, and the best way to do so might simply be conventional ways of building political clout and awareness.
You can’t look at aggregate turnout numbers being different and assume the composition of turnout was different. You’re making the assumption that there was 0 movement from Obama to Trump or from Romney to Clinton; both of which are definitely incorrect as evidenced by polling.
Secondly, turnout is much higher than that appears; much more will come in from California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado. It always takes these states forever to report. So the turnout numbers now are misleading.
It is true. Romney got 61 million votes and McCain got 60 million. Obama got 69 million and 66 million in 2008 and 2012 respectively. This year, Trump got 60 million votes and Hillary got 61 million.
Well, depending on how early before the election you want to consider. The debates for instance were all more than a week before the election. Again, it’s basically impossible to put effort into making things like this happen, and the best way to do so might simply be conventional ways of building political clout and awareness.
You can’t look at aggregate turnout numbers being different and assume the composition of turnout was different. You’re making the assumption that there was 0 movement from Obama to Trump or from Romney to Clinton; both of which are definitely incorrect as evidenced by polling.
Secondly, turnout is much higher than that appears; much more will come in from California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado. It always takes these states forever to report. So the turnout numbers now are misleading.