And, turnout was actually lower than in 2004. This from the analysis of the exit polling data.
Race (17,515 Respondents) White (74%) Obama: 43% McCain: 55% Black (13%) Obama: 95% McCain: 4% Hispanic/Latino (9%) Obama: 67% McCain: 31% Asian (2%) Obama: 62% McCain: 35% Other (3%) Obama: 66% McCain: 31%
In other words, this idea that there would be a huge upswing in the number of black voters because of how fabulous a candidate Barack Obama was turned out to be another myth, just like the idea that turnout would be massive in this election was a myth. In the end, turnout was probably lower than it was in 2004 because people weren’t particularly thrilled with the choices they had. The media created this whole myth to make Obama appear to be this transformational, invincible candidate, and they’ve been found out.
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