http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2014/11/here-is-little-news-that-might-lift-few.html
Courtesy of our friends over at News Corpse:
But the real story underlying this election is one that the media
will almost certainly fail to address. Despite the election returns,
America hates the Republican Party and its policies. The turnout is
estimated to be about 38%. That means that the GOP victory was achieved
with a majority of a little more than one-third of the electorate, or
about 20%. That is not exactly a ringing endorsement of the Republican
agenda.
The demographic makeup of the voters this year was decidedly older
and whiter. It was also more concentrated in the South which accounted
for 34% of all votes. The rest of the country came in a substantial nine
to twelve points lower.
Just two years ago President Obama was resoundingly reelected along
with increasing the number of Democrats in both houses of Congress. The
turnout then was 58%, or 53% higher than 2014. Exit polls show that both
parties are underwater in voter approval, but Democrats are still
favored over Republicans 44% to 40%. Exit polling also gives Obama a 41%
approval rating, compared to just 13% for Congress.
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