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How non-voters blew it

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The Economist describes the odd situation where only 17% of Republican voters voted in the presidential election primaries with the television media talking about huge voter turnout. Donald Trump wins a series of primaries by March 2016 with about 35-40% of the vote, securing less than 8% of eligible voters and headed for the Republican presidential nomination. In the fall 2012 election in the U.S. voter turnout was 54% and 129.1 million Americans voted, just to get an idea of how things change in the fall of 2016.

Non-voters in Republican primaries a significant factor in Republican 2016 presidential election primaries- only 17% of eligible voters voted in the primaries according to the Pew Trust

03/24/2016

With many candidates and a fragmented vote Donald Trump is able to win 35-40% and still win in a series of primaries. Only 17% of eligible voters voted and Trump's vote about less than half of the 17% or about 8%.The Economist magazine highlights this odd situation in its issue of March 19th, 2016.

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