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Worst turn out since 1942

 

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:15.1999998092651px;">"Voter turnout in midterm elections is traditionally lower than in years with a general election. But 2014 was particularly low, down more than 5 percent from 2010, when 41.8 percent of eligible voters turned out at the polls.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:15.1999998092651px;">One possible reason: Disillusionment with the White HouseAccording to the exit polls, 54 percent of voters disapprove of President Barack Obama's performance as president, while 65 percent said the country is headed in the wrong direction." Um, ya think?

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:15.1999998092651px;">The article has a list of all 50 states and their percentages. 

Not surprising and I don't blame people. You have some democrats that know Obama and the current crop of Dems are doing a horrible job but they're not going to back Republicans. Just like you had plenty of Conservatives that wouldn't back Romney or McCain but couldn't back Obama so they stayed home.