Why do you think there was record turnout of voters for the election?

Barak Obama was the first African-American person to run for President. Many people wanted to be a part of this historic vote. We also had a woman as a Vice-Presidental candidate on the Republican side with Sarah Palin. Whoever won it was going to make history.

True. In most, if not ALL, states, there is no fee to belong to a political party.