I find today's low voter turnout a bit curious..

[2banon]

My impression of New Hampshire folks as being quite active, and at least turn up to vote. Now I'm thinking my assumptions are likely based on years of media punditry claiming this is the case.

So today's turnout figures are curious to me. Was the weather exceptionally bad by any chance? Who are the 60% that stayed home? Democrats and "Independents"? Apathetic citizens?

Or.. did the other 60% turn out their vote for Obama? How does it work in a New Hampshire primary?

[xchrom]

1. There was a thread earlier documenting a significant

Uptick in independents across the country.

I don't know if that's relevant here.

[2banon]

2. Yeah, that's been a recurring theme on NPR for sometime

I wonder if there are any NH Dems on DU that can elucidate a bit on the subject?

[FrenchieCat]

4. Many Republicans became Indies......

and lean hard right.....

[rurallib]

3. My thought was NHers couldn't stand to vote for any of them turds.

[Bolo Boffin]

13. That's my thought as well. n/t

[babylonsister]

5. I think if the race is pertinent, and there are viable candidates, there might

be more enthusiasm. For people who are paying attention, this is pathetic.

[2banon]

8. I was sort of thinking, if the other 60% were Dems, that would explain it..

But I understand NH is fairly conservative state, mostly vote for Reeps, most elections.

[FrenchieCat]

6. I note that the media ain't mentioning it.....

on MSNBC, the only person to bring it up was the head of the DNC.....
Everyone else is mum on the issue.

[2banon]

7. interesting observation and I wonder why that is?

that's just another curious aspect to this circus.

Perhaps, the reason for the M$M to be silent on this issue, is because it's the "elections" circus they make their fortunes vis a vis campaign ads which candidate's "super pacs" spend hundreds of millions (by the time all is said and done)..

Someone check me, but it seems to me the M$M has been doing 24/7/365 coverage of the 2012 horserace since soon after the 2010 elections. Nearly 2 full years before the 2012 elections schedule. I suppose that's on par with what they did wrt the 2008 elections...the 24/7 salivating seemed to begin in late 2006, if memory serves.

If the voter turn-outs remain low through-out the rest of the primaries, Super pacs may be less inclined to shell out mega bucks just for TV ads.

on second thought, nah.. not likely.

[FrenchieCat]

9. The media will do what it takes to earn the money out there.....

why do you think they keep announcing "it's gonna be a close election!"?

Because like you said, that's how they make their money.

Tell you what, this Free Press guarantee in the 1st amendment
didn't have these corporate assholes in mind.....
Fucking traitors!

[2banon]

10. exactly.. it's all about the mega bucks straight into their pockets n/t

[Lil Missy]

11. They are smart enough to know the choices are pathetic. n/t

[onenote]

12. Turnout is higher than 2008

I guess it depends on how you define "low".