someone posted something about this earlier and i haven't stopped thinking about it.
this was supposed to be the election with massive turnout. anecdotal evidence confirmed this, new voter registrations made it more likely, and long lines were being reported by the tv stations earlier today.
as of right now, there are only about 100mil votes counted according to CNN. 100mil is what happened in 2000. where are all these voters that supposedly came out today?
some votes haven't been counted. about 2 mil, i'd wager. the youth were fucking worthless, so their numbers were lower than usual, but still.
on top of this, people WERE interested in this election. there was increased viewership of the debates. more people talking about politics in their daily lives. the election was NEWS.
so where did these voters go? 120mil were predicted.
is it because of the touch machines (conspiracy theory)?
is it because there are more absentee ballots than usual?
is it because of stomp out the vote?
is it because people were turned away at the polls (think torn registration forms)?
where is everyone?