I'm not sure where the idea that the base showed up in 2008 is. The numbers don't seem to bear it out.
McCain got 60 million. Bush got 62 million. Assuming the base showed in 2004 (If they didn't, then the gap of voters doesn't exist since the numbers get smaller and smaller 2000 and back), then McCain got 96% of Bush's votes. Considering how minorities and independents broke for Obama in 2008, you might even say McCain got more of the base than Bush did.
They can, they just need to get them to the polls.
Like I said before, I don't think there's anyone left to go to the polls. The amount of 45+ white voters aren't going to increase significantly by 2016. You vastly over-estimate the 'true conservative' sleeping beast.
But by all means, I encourage the GOP to stay the course for another 4 years. I'm sure saying that minorities and women voted for Obama because they wanted 'free stuff' is a fantastic rallying cry to get them to your side.
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McCain got 60 million. Bush got 62 million. Assuming the base showed in 2004 (If they didn't, then the gap of voters doesn't exist since the numbers get smaller and smaller 2000 and back), then McCain got 96% of Bush's votes. Considering how minorities and independents broke for Obama in 2008, you might even say McCain got more of the base than Bush did.
They can, they just need to get them to the polls.
Like I said before, I don't think there's anyone left to go to the polls. The amount of 45+ white voters aren't going to increase significantly by 2016. You vastly over-estimate the 'true conservative' sleeping beast.
But by all means, I encourage the GOP to stay the course for another 4 years. I'm sure saying that minorities and women voted for Obama because they wanted 'free stuff' is a fantastic rallying cry to get them to your side.