I was sure in 2004 that this country wouldn’t put Bush back in power, but they did. A big part of me wants to believe this time around that people have had enough of how the GOP has trashed this great government of ours, but you never know.

It’s hard not to have hope sometimes.

First, there were/are two strong Democratic candidates and only one seemingly viable Republican candidate (McCain) prior to Tuesday. Romney did have delegates, but momentum was definitely in McCain’s favor. The Democratic race was/is pretty much a dead heat, so I think more voters would come out for their primary. Whereas voters in the Republican primaries may have already been resigned to McCain as their nominee hence the lower turnout. I’m a scientist, but not a political scientist

Secondly, two of the biggest blue states (CA & NY) were in play, so I’d say more Democrats in those states. Although, I’m again shooting from the hip and haven’t looked at the numbers.

Lastly, I do want a Democratic president (Obama in particular), but I’m also wary of snapshots of voter turnout nine months before the general election.