Wow, the enthusiasm gap from 2008 to today is ridiculous. 65000 in Minn. today 1.27 million in 2008.

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I would say Obama is drinking a little bubbly tonight. This can not be a good sign for the Repukes.

These numbers are incorrect. I skewed the data from this post:

So tomorrow’s news reports will say it was a big win for Rick Santorum. The numbers, however, are so low as to be laughable: if the vote-per-precinct ratio holds up, a total of 65,000 people will have participated in the GOP caucuses [in Minnesota]. This compares with 1,275,409 Minnesotans who voted for John McCain in 2008, so something like 5% of Minnesota’s Republican voters participated tonight. That is hardly enough to give Santorum a ringing mandate, but, on the other hand, that’s how democracy works. You have to show up.

Either way, voter turnout is low and the enthusiasm gap is huge in all states tonight.

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1. You are really off on your numbers.

I have no idea where the 1.27 million comes from but Republican caucus in 2008 was 62,000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Republican_caucuses,_2008

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3. Thank you for the information! n/t

<3

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2. And the republicans are drinking a LOT of bubbly tonight

Enough so they can forget their sorrows.

Not a good time to be a republican...