[truth_seeker]

"I think that you are wrong on this. The reason the GOP got booted is because the voters that the GOP count on refused to go to the polls on Tuesday. It's called the republican base."

You are guessing, and are wrong.

Republican turnout was fine.

Number ONE issue cited in polls of voters: Corruption. Other top issue Iraq.

What DID happen was a very high turnout of Independents, voting very democrat.

Independents. Corruption. Study.

[JCEccles]

You're nuts.

[MaineVoter2002]

Number ONE issue cited in polls of voters: Corruption

LOL!

[AaronInCarolina]

Number ONE issue cited in polls of voters: Corruption. Other top issue Iraq.

Based upon exit polling data, which was proven to oversample democrats (as pointed out on Fox News). So what we really can take from the exit poll data is what primarily democrats and independents thought was most important. But in 2004, when Bush won re-election, it wasn't on the strength of independents that Bush amassed the most votes ever for a presidential election. It was based on the strength of a huge turnout of the conservative base. That turnout didn't occur this time, and I believe it is because the conservative base overall is disillusioned with how our republicans in Washington have squandered their control while there.