tangent4ronpaul
09-15-2011, 06:00 AM
Ron Paul’s average share of the vote in the 47 states and D.C. was 8.6%. When caucus and primary states are separated, the average vote share in caucus states was 15.6%, while the average vote share in primary states was 6.9%. Thus, on average, Ron Paul did 8.7 percentage points better in caucuses than primaries. The reason for this large discrepancy is that caucuses require voters to be present at a single time in a particular place to cast their vote; voting is a much bigger commitment than simply going into a booth in your neighborhood at your convenience, which is how primaries and general elections work. Thus, candidates with more “diehard” supporters tend to do better in caucuses
That we are pretty consistently polling at 9% isn't thrilling me....
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jsorens/rpvotes.pdf
That we are pretty consistently polling at 9% isn't thrilling me....
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jsorens/rpvotes.pdf