BluesLegend
Diamond Member
Thanks for admitting your post was wrong.Very low voter turn out in 06. And if there was a spike, all that tells you is just how bad the GOP were from 2000-2006 under Bush's reign.That wasnt the case in '06 so you're wrong.Republicans always win midterms and these off years because of low voter turnout. In my precinct they were only like 400 votes cast what I showed up around 6 o'clock at night. That's patheticWoooo hooooooooooooo !
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Again.
Voter turnout is always lower in off presidential years. But that didnt stop Dems from winning in some of thos years.
That's Different. After the Dem's took control of congress in the 2006 off year election they claimed it was a mandate from the people, that it was a repudiation of Bush and the GOP and the people had spoken. Now they claim the Republican victories are totally Different.