Obama has won you can take that to the Bank .

People in this country DO vote for the person that someone else tells them to vote for. If they didn't, the candidates (and their parties) would not have needed to spend $8.00 for every voter in the United States to try to influence your vote.

Although I voted, and in fact, have never failed to vote, I think we ought to keep in mind that NOT voting is, or certainly can be, a vote in itself. There is no compulsory voting, nor should there be. If someone is so opposed to all candidates, he or she should not be required to go to the polls, in opposition to their conscience, in order to satisfy someone else's idea of good citizenship. Those of us who do always vote do so for our own reasons. But those reasons may not sway someone else. A tax credit, not given to non-voters, is indeed tantamount to a penalty for not voting.

I disagree nutty. If that were the case, people would simply vote randomly or based on who someone tells them to vote for. At least in our current system, if people don't care they don't vote instead of casting a random ballot.

96% of Waukesha County, not Wisconsin

Voting was a breeze, very well run in my precinct. We were in and out in 10 minutes and there was quite a few people.

Waukesha's demographics are dominated by groups which traditionally have high voting participation anyway. An average is just that -- it doesn't indicate how much variation there is in the sample.

tater.
The Australian voting turnout is high, but you should know that in Australia, you are fined if you choose not to vote.
Waukesha was home to the LARGEST mobilization effort to date, and it took place in 2004 by the Republicans. They sqeezed every last vote out of that area in hopes of turning the state red. It didn't work.

96% Voter Turnout?! Can that be right? The national average is rarely over 55%. According to Wikepedia, Australia which has compulsory voting has a 95% turnout. Wow - what makes Waukesha county so exceptional?