Primary Turnout Claims Turn Out To Be Half-Baked
politics, elections, propaganda, columns
May 16, 2008, by Donald Lambro
Democrats are claiming that high voter turnout in their primaries is proof positive that they'll win the White House in November.
It is a familiar claim, made by one party or the other, that pops up every four years, but it contains not a morsel of truth. Many studies show no correlation between party primary participation and general election results.