Jackv,
You are so positive of your math that you feel comfortable being rude to Freepers who are trying to help you see the facts. Did you have a public school education, or are you just math illiterate.
No matter how many people vote the number of votes is 100% of that particular race.
If 49% vote for a Republican and 50% vote for a Democrat and 1% vote for "other" ---100% is the total.
Now if the total number of voters who cast a ballot for that race is 40% of the total number of registered voters, it does not mean that 80% of Republican voters stayed home, it means that 60% of Republican voters stayed home.
You are trying to have us believe that Democrats won races by 80% to 20% margins, because you are confusing two sets of numbers =
1) total registration
2) ballots cast
Think of it this way - if 80% of Republicans stayed home, then 80% of Democrats turned out to vote - according to your logic. Yon have to see that that is not possible, when races are being decided by very narrow margins.
What the ?????????
Talk about rude!!! I know what I know. I have heard a million times...."total voter turnout was 40 percent".
Half republican and half dems.