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global1

(25,241 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:31 PM Oct 2018

Can We Target The States That Always Have Low Voter Turnout....

to see what we can do to increase voter turnout for the Midterms?

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Can We Target The States That Always Have Low Voter Turnout.... (Original Post) global1 Oct 2018 OP

You would think? Lithos Oct 2018 #1

Texas is not a red state or a blue state but anon voting state Gothmog Oct 2018 #2

TX dead last in voter turnout JCMach1 Oct 2018 #4

Sure, but how? TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #3

Lithos

(26,403 posts)

1. You would think?

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:42 PM

Oct 2018

Someone at the DNC should be looking at under-served voter models to see which would be easier to leverage?

Gothmog

(145,130 posts)

2. Texas is not a red state or a blue state but anon voting state

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:48 PM

Oct 2018

If Latino voters voted in the same percentages as in California, Texas would be a blues state. In 2014, voter turnout was down 5% due to voter iD. That voter ID law was largely gutted

JCMach1

(27,556 posts)

4. TX dead last in voter turnout

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 12:06 AM

Oct 2018

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Sure, but how?

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2018, 11:58 PM

Oct 2018

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