A few people have asked about 2012 numbers. They weren't super comparable, but: 2012 Dem: <did not hold primary> 2012 Rep: 603,770
#SCPrimary turnout
2008 Dem: 532,468
2016 Dem: 359,066 (98.2% reporting)
2008 Rep: 445,677
2016 Rep: 737,924
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The most interesting part of this tweet is the *wildly* different interpretations people are offering of the numbers.
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@paulisci Here's a 2010 piece on the long term trends http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/primary-voter-turnout-stays-low-but-more-so-for-democrats/?_r=0 … Wonder how it's been in the last 6 years. -
@keithjs Hmm. Interesting.
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@paulisci Holy hell -
@Nicki_Doyle@paulisci read the other day GOP turnout is up 22 percent overall, Dem turnout down 22 percent -
@thefutureyousee@Nicki_Doyle Seems about right so far -
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@dkalberta Yeah, they don't necessarily mean anything. Just a large enough difference to be worth knowing. -
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@paulisci @bsbafflesbrains Explains it all: She had 80% of AAs & they showed up. He's best w/working-class whites & they were down abt 200k
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@paulisci@meathouse60005 wow Paul ~ Thats Great 2 C. Rep got 2x the turn out the Dem PEOPLE R SICK of POLITICIANSpic.twitter.com/1GnRtgcB2m
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@paulisci This sums up Clinton's inevitability. Low voter turnout, disinterest, distrust.@HillaryClinton will LOSE.@RONC99Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulisci Ummm... that's not good. -
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@lauragulshani I get that typically the opposite party than the one in power gets a higher turnout typically. But we need people to vote. -
@lauragulshani or else we loose our democracy. And no one (except the billionaires) wants that.
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