boutons_deux
12-31-2012, 05:52 AM
30K would have voted for Barry, 19K for Bishop Felon Gecko
Long lines at polls caused 49,000 not to voteAbout 30,000 of those discouraged voters — most of them in Orange and Osceola counties — likely would have backed Democratic President Barack Obama, according to Theodore Allen, an associate professor of industrial engineering at OSU.
About 19,000 voters would have likely backed Republican Mitt Romney, Allen said.
This suggests that Obama's margin over Romney in Florida could have been roughly 11,000 votes higher than it was, based just on Central Florida results. Obama carried the state by 74,309 votes out of more than 8.4 million cast.
"Look, people are frustrated in our state," Gov. Rick Scott said recently on CNN. "Some of our counties, we have very long lines. You know, we've got to restore confidence in our election." :lol :lol
Democratic activists such as Orlando's David Rucker said he saw a fierce devotion among voters to weather long lines to counter efforts by Republicans to limit early voting.
But many Central Florida voters faced unyielding work schedules, child-care issues or other demands. They could not wait out lines that sometimes stretched around blocks.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-discouraged-voters-20121229,0,215136.story
Pretty much the same in all Repug-dominated states, like OH, etc. Restrict early voting, reduce voting locations, restrict voting hours, and do it mostly in Dem counties.
Long lines at polls caused 49,000 not to voteAbout 30,000 of those discouraged voters — most of them in Orange and Osceola counties — likely would have backed Democratic President Barack Obama, according to Theodore Allen, an associate professor of industrial engineering at OSU.
About 19,000 voters would have likely backed Republican Mitt Romney, Allen said.
This suggests that Obama's margin over Romney in Florida could have been roughly 11,000 votes higher than it was, based just on Central Florida results. Obama carried the state by 74,309 votes out of more than 8.4 million cast.
"Look, people are frustrated in our state," Gov. Rick Scott said recently on CNN. "Some of our counties, we have very long lines. You know, we've got to restore confidence in our election." :lol :lol
Democratic activists such as Orlando's David Rucker said he saw a fierce devotion among voters to weather long lines to counter efforts by Republicans to limit early voting.
But many Central Florida voters faced unyielding work schedules, child-care issues or other demands. They could not wait out lines that sometimes stretched around blocks.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-discouraged-voters-20121229,0,215136.story
Pretty much the same in all Repug-dominated states, like OH, etc. Restrict early voting, reduce voting locations, restrict voting hours, and do it mostly in Dem counties.