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Originally Posted by onwebcam
Republicans had a record high and democrats had a low turnout. So yes it does matter. You can't just use one factor to figure. I would love to see latimes method myself because I honestly think theirs is a bit more of reality as far as polling. Just to cheap to pay for it  I personally believe Trump will win popular and Clinton electoral because some will go against the electorate and it will drag out more than likely past inauguration day. History will be made on this election even more so than it is now. I hope it puts an end to the electoral college myself. |
So your argument is that they should be asking more Republicans because more Republicans turned out to vote during the primary elections?
Also, not that many more Republicans voted in the primaries than Democrats.
Total votes cast for Republican candidates - 31.1 million
Total votes cast for Democrat candidates - 30.12 million
When you take into consideration that there are about 146 million registered voters and about 20 states have open primaries that allow independents to vote, that difference in primary votes is pretty small. It also is not a guarantee that all of those people will vote for Trump of the 31.1 million only 14.01 million actually voted for Trump.
And you're correct. My math was off in my previous example.
Also, BTW, I agree that the electoral college needs to go away. It is outdated and encourages corruption.