How big were the turnout numbers? nt

[Tim01]

[rvablue]

1. Less than 3 mill. n/t

[FBaggins]

2. About 2.2 to 2.3 million

Which I think works out to about 45% turnout.

Unexpectedly high for a special election.

[Tim01]

3. 45% is high.

I would have expected a high turnout to be a good thing. I guess not this time.

[FBaggins]

4. Quite high, yes.

I read more than one democratic analyst who said that if they could get turnout over 35% or so, Coakley could still win it.

Not tasty words when you have to consume them.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

5. 43% in Boston's 254 precincts, about 60% in the other 1800 or so statewide.

See http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2010/senate/results.html .

That's the tale of the tape. Boston and some other lesser cities gave Coakley a huge majority, but turned out at much lower rates than the suburban booboisie.