# UK EU In/Out referendum-:Polling day thread.

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 23, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125 "2016-06-23T08:12:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/162 "2016-06-24T05:12:49Z")

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> [@coremelt](#):
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> No at most 52% of the 76% voter turnout voted to leave. Thats a long way from “British people as a whole”.

Then EVERY modern election is illegitimate.

In 2008, Barack Obama was elected by 52.9% of 57.1%. By your logic, he’s not _really_ president.

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