The "enlightened" youngsters would not then be represented.
To support this theory, however... I wonder if it is the case that an unusually high number of people in NV have no representation. And I'm wondering why the Republican for governor received 60,000 more votes than Angle. I'm also wondering why the senate race received 18,131 more votes than the race for governor. I can understand a large block not voting on an obscure and highly obfuscated state measure, but usually those voting for one high-profile office en masse would vote for the other ones as well.
Just questions.
Those are good questions, Lex.
> “why the Republican for governor received 60,000 more votes than Angle”
Brian Sandoval, the Republican who won, is Nevada’s first Hispanic Governor.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/sandoval-s-victory-a-first-106597198.html
If I were to venture a guess, I’d bet there were 60,000 completely legal voters who would choose Republican Brian Sandoval for Governor, but absolutely would not under any circumstance vote for Sharron Angle.
According to exit polling, Hispanics accounted for 15 percent of the Nevada electorate in 2008, up from 12 percent in 2006 and 10 percent in 2004. (In 2008, Hispanics accounted for about 26 percent of Nevada’s population, according to Census Bureau statistics.)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/hispanic-vote-key-in-nevada-se.html
68 percent of the Hispanic vote went to Democrat Harry Reid
http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2010/November/20101105185027esiuol0.2705347.html?CP.rss=true
Did I mention the Spanish TV and radio stations gave Sharron Angle the kind of beatdown generally reserved for Mel Gibson’s girlfriends?
“The Wave” ad and Ms. Angle’s comments about students at Rancho High’s Hispanic Club looking “a little more Asian” undoubtedly made an impact.
http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/10/sharron_angles_wave_ad.html
http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2010/oct/18/angle-hispanic-children-some-you-look-little-more-/
She had a chance to respond, but chose instead to avoid the press, saying she would answer questions “When I’m the Senator.”
> “why the senate race received 18,131 more votes than the race for governor”
I’m not sure how you arrived at that number. There were a total of 719,830 votes cast in the U.S. Senate race, and 716,528 votes cast in the Nevada Governor race, a difference of 3302 votes.
http://www.silverstate2010.com/USSenateStateWide.aspx#AllRace2
I can’t explain why 3 thousand people voted in the Senate race but made no choice for Governor. I also can’t explain why 16,174 votes were cast for “None of these candidates” in the Senate election, or 12,231 people voted for “None of these candidates” in the Governor election.
By the time you get down to the next statewide race, Lt. Governor, only 703,494 votes were cast. So ... I guess that means people vote top of the ticket and don’t have as much interest down-ballot. Even voters dragged to the polls en masse.
> “I wonder if it is the case that an unusually high number of people in NV have no representation.”
As mentioned previously, Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun looked at the polling as it was being reported over the last month or so and pointed out the obvious flaws.
Esquire Magazine also did a write up on Election Day, and they make several valid points about the transient nature of the Nevada population and why those polls might have been off.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/nevada-election-results-2010
It’s definitely worth the read. Author Mark Warren addresses your question directly.
Hope this helps :)