[jdsteel]

I have a hard time believing both of those points. That Romney got less votes than McCain and that voting was down compared to 08. Does not make sense.

[Strategerist]

That Romney got less votes than McCain and that voting was down compared to 08. Does not make sense.

ALL THE VOTES ARE NOT COUNTED YET.

Romney actually got about 7% more votes in swing states than McCain did, if you project final votes by the portion of votes already counted. I will do a full spreadsheet of all states and project final vote totals tonight as this myth is pernicious.