Re:The forces that drove this election’s media failure are l...
by vonmoltke on Friday November 11, 2016 @08:11AM
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> Both Trump and Clinton's campaigns seem successful - there was less voter turnout than in 2012.
Turnout this election was 2% higher than 2012. It just doesn't look that way because everyone is focused on Clinton's and Trump's totals. This election saw the most votes cast for alternate candidates (a hair over 5% according to Wikipedia) since Ross Perot's run in 1996.
Turnout this election was 2% higher than 2012. It just doesn't look that way because everyone is focused on Clinton's and Trump's totals. This election saw the most votes cast for alternate candidates (a hair over 5% according to Wikipedia) since Ross Perot's run in 1996.