Most of the election results are in, and once again the "largest party" came in first. The "largest party" is the party of no-shows, the eligible voters who chose to stay away. The turn out figures are estimated to be around 60 percent. In order to come in "first", a candidate would have to have about two-thirds of the votes cast. Few, if any, have received this level of support.
Well, maybe in pockets here and there. For example, Obama may have received 75 percent of the votes in Boston, but throughout the country, he received just over half the votes.
Some claim can be made that the Hurricane Sandy lowered the vote in New York and New Jersey, but Sandy can't account for 19 percent fewer votes in Arizona and 25 percent fewer in Alaska. Voter ID laws may have had some effect, but not that big in Alaska.
What would be interesting to know is how many 2008 Obama supporters stayed away because Obama didn't do all they wanted and how many Tea Partiers stayed away because Romney wasn't "pure" enough.
At least at the top of ballot, both Romney and Obama are acting humble. Their speeches this morning were filled with gracious remarks. Let's hope that these attitudes are shown by those down the ranks.
