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Awsi Dooger

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6. Good point regarding the youth vote

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 25, 2020, 03:16 AM

Oct 2020

I don't understand the comparisons to this point in 2016. Nothing is similar. The reference has to be percentage of the overall vote. And that's not overly impressive so far, among states that release that type of info.

Up a little bit. But I read somewhere that 60% of 18-29 plan to vote absentee or early, as opposed to election day itself. If that holds up we need pre-November 3 youth turnout to be very high. That 45-64 block is going to be storming election day voting.

I'm trying to rely on the big picture: High overall turnout should favor our side. Independents should favor our side. The combo of a president with 42% approval rating and a Right Track/Wrong Track number that is 27/65 in recent polling should favor our side.

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