I think the professional analysts will get into this statistical morass eventually, but I have to consider whether some GOP voters in Texas were casting Hillary ballots as Dems since McCain has a much better chance against her.
This is the turnout for the 2004 primary.
| 2004 | d | r | total | registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | 839231 | 687615 | 1526846 | 12264663 |
| % | 6.84% | 5.61% | 12.45% |
This is the turnout for the 2008 primary.
| 2008 | d | r | total | registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| early | 1285444 | 561907 | 1847351 | |
| day | 2856813 | 1380907 | 4237720 | |
| total | 4142257 | 1942814 | 6085071 | 12752417 |
| % | 32.48% | 15.23% | 47.72% |
Sure, the Dems are fired up about finally having viable candidates to support — and I think I heard something about dissatisfaction with something about current events or whatever — but I have to believe that former GOP voters contributed to the 2:1 party turnout when four years ago the ratio was almost 1:1.
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