This surprises me.
Turnout in New Hampshire’s Republican race was lower than in 2008, with about 228,000 participating compared with about 239,000 four years ago. Voter turnout in the Iowa caucuses was only a few thousand higher than in 2008, falling short of predictions by state party leaders of a much larger boost.
You’d think, after the last three years of GOP hysteria, that Republicans would rush to the polls in record numbers. But that’s not happening.