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louisvilleoutlaw

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32. Yes, he won...

Thu May 24, 2012, 12:11 PM

May 2012

after receiving nearly 120,000 votes. In Jefferson County, where I live, he really did well. But on my ballot were only two judicial races. People don't get excited for those, and most thought since the President is running for re-election unopposed in Kentucky, there would be no reason at all to go cast one for him. The "uncommitted" option has only appeared since 1996.

Many KY Dems are former Dems who vote Republican. They just don't change registration, hence the cheap, false headlines. Upon further inspection, the "42%" who "rejected" the president here in this state is derived from this complicated mathematical formula: The 12% total who bothered to vote, minus those republicans who are counted in the 12%. Well, it's 42% of them.

It's a fourth of less than half of 12%.

There's your headline. It is not as though everyone showed up to vote and said NO to Obama.

Get this info out!!! They are LYING to you!!

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Obama loses 40 percent of the primary vote in Arkansas, Kentucky [View all] cali May 2012 OP

Damn! Alabama AND Kentucky are against him? MrSlayer May 2012 #1

Seriously.... YoungDemCA May 2012 #2

democrats in Kentucky Arkansas or against him. cali May 2012 #8

Well, remember that Arkansas has an open BlueToTheBone May 2012 #9

Democrats in Kentucky and Arkansas would be Republicans in any other state. Arkana May 2012 #17

I think that is a bit unfair to call them all rascist.n/t hrmjustin May 2012 #35

Anyone who doesn't support Obama can be called a racist. hughee99 May 2012 #39

I was not only a supporter I worked on her campain so i remember. hrmjustin May 2012 #40

I agree completely hughee99 May 2012 #41

Pardon me, but I'm a Democrat in Kentucky, and I'd be a Democrat anywhere. Bake May 2012 #42

You said it Puzzledtraveller May 2012 #18

Democrats are against him??! He has a 90% approval rating with Dems. FarLeftFist May 2012 #19

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #20

Ya...Some Democrats in Kentucky and Arkansas are against him Cali_Democrat May 2012 #25

McCain won BOTH Kentucky and Arkansas in 2008 SunsetDreams May 2012 #26

I know, some people here are in lala land and think that... hrmjustin May 2012 #34

"Romney can win" SunsetDreams May 2012 #36

Yep. in 2008 both voted something like 60-40 for gramps n2doc May 2012 #13

they would love him wilt the stilt May 2012 #3

But only until his eligibility ran out. nt auburngrad82 May 2012 #6

Obama won 57 percent malaise May 2012 #4

He did, yes dems_rightnow May 2012 #5

Did Rmoney win 50% of the vote in any states outside of the South or Utah? n/t malaise May 2012 #11

Yes former9thward May 2012 #38

yes cali May 2012 #7

Yes in all three of these states he did.n/t hrmjustin May 2012 #37

And mittens loses 33% of the primary vote in these same states to people who have dropped out n2doc May 2012 #10

So what does it mean? Generic Other May 2012 #12

To be fair, how many Dems came out to vote in that primary? Marrah_G May 2012 #14

There is nothing 'fair' about sitting home on election day. Bluenorthwest May 2012 #22

Where in my post did I say I thought it was okay to not vote? Marrah_G May 2012 #23

Oh no! ... Stupid people in crazyland voted against Obama!!!! JoePhilly May 2012 #15

he's got it locked up....point is moot spanone May 2012 #16

And KY has a Democratic Governor... kentuck May 2012 #21

Is this a closed primary state? Marcia Brady May 2012 #24

Closed primary in KY louisvilleoutlaw May 2012 #28

Liberal in KY here. Just wanna say 'sorry'. louisvilleoutlaw May 2012 #27

Thank you. That adds a hell of a lot of context to this OMG headline. Bucky May 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author obamanut2012 May 2012 #29

I don't understand...he LOST 40%...does that mean he WON 60%? Sheepshank May 2012 #31

Yes, he won... louisvilleoutlaw May 2012 #32

but he probably never planned to win either one (didn't in '08) SoCalDem May 2012 #33