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Not Interested: 4.5 Million Voters Sit Out Democratic Primaries

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/26/2016 18:00 -0400

For the past few months, we have been shown the massive crowds of millennials flooding Bernie Sanders rallies, and the dyed in the wool democrats who have been flocking to Hillary's. The narrative has been that the Democrats have really generated some enthusiasm this year that hasn't been seen in the past. We hear that Bernie is motivating a significant portion of the youth to put down the controller and get involved, while Hillary has provided a solid home for the more traditional democrats to go to.

As is often the case, however, propaganda is much different than reality. Despite what the media may portray, the fact is that democratic voter turnout is actually down significantly from 2008 (i.e. the last time a presidential race didn't include an incumbent). As Breitbart reports, millions of voters are sitting this election out that were involved in '08. Voter turnout for the Democrats this year has declined by a staggering 4.5 million voters, or 19%, compared to when Barack Obama was first taking the country by storm. ...
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