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Dem4Life1102

(3,974 posts) Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:42 AM Nov 2020

Let's acknowledge that Republicans did a better job [View all]

registering new voters than Democrats this year.

https://time.com/5901862/republicans-voter-registration-swing-states/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/20/democrats-advantage-over-republicans-among-florida-registered-voters-has-shrunk-since-2016/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/republicans-bright-spot-voter-registration-push-73708311

This is the biggest reason that Democrats didn't do better in more down ballot races than anticipated. It is probably also why some of the polling was off. Polling firms don't always capture newly registered voters as well as they do voters from previous elections.

Combine that with many Never Trump Republicans who didn't vote for Trump but still voted straight Republican in all down ballot races, it explains why Democrats didn't do as well as everyone thought they would.

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Let's acknowledge that Republicans did a better job [View all] Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 OP

The gop registered people at mega churches and gun shows. SharonClark Nov 2020 #1

Were they registering people at MAGA rallies? Shermann Nov 2020 #13

Why? Me. Nov 2020 #2

This Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #4

So, we should only discuss what Democrats do well? brooklynite Nov 2020 #6

Thanks Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #9

So You Think Dems Don't Know Me. Nov 2020 #10

You then think this discussion unique and unprecedented on DU? LanternWaste Nov 2020 #44

And you have the opportunity to not read them. brooklynite Nov 2020 #48

That seems wholly irrelevant. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #49

We did great in registering new voters, MUCH better than republicans, and we didn't do.... George II Nov 2020 #3

Thank you Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #5

Geez Me. Nov 2020 #7

I forgot to add that Biden flipped two states that would have been unheard of several years ago: George II Nov 2020 #12

We also made sure that none of our swing states with (D) Governors, has a GOP super-majority! BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #59

What doom and gloom? Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #11

Expectations were set too high. LisaL Nov 2020 #17

Very true Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #24

Who specifically ignored what was "really happening"? LanternWaste Nov 2020 #52

Read the links in my OP Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #55

That too isn't correct. In 2016 51.1% voted for Clinton, in 2020 52.0% voted for Biden..... George II Nov 2020 #26

I suspect that LisaL is referring to the #s of spooky3 Nov 2020 #29

Another way of looking at it is this: George II Nov 2020 #32

The president was not the only race on the ballot! LeftInTX Nov 2020 #45

I understand that, but in Texas the House was 83-67 for the republicans, it's now 83-67 again... George II Nov 2020 #56

The senate seat that we picked up was previously Democratic LeftInTX Nov 2020 #57

It was the opposite of 2004. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #28

There's a faction of posters here who tend to stick their fingers in their ears liskddksil Nov 2020 #34

Ridiculous! a "faction" ?? Seriously?? GMAFB! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #39

THANK YOU!!!! Cha Nov 2020 #64

Trump Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #42

Trump Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #43

Did you seriously call some Democrats "never-trump republicans" and say that they're... George II Nov 2020 #47

+1000! sheshe2 Nov 2020 #76

.. George II Nov 2020 #77

You did good. sheshe2 Nov 2020 #78

Agree. The Dem base needs better outreach radius777 Nov 2020 #63

Please. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #65

The white establishment wants to throw BLM/AOC under the bus. radius777 Nov 2020 #67

Spare me. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #68

Stop Insulting DU members just bc Cha Nov 2020 #69

When it devolves to personal insults and smears... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #71

Exactly.. that's the way it is. Cha Nov 2020 #72

Actually, the analysis is clear AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #85

Yep, and nobody is accounting for all of the ratfuckery, either. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #22

Thank you! Why not make this an OP so we can bookmark spooky3 Nov 2020 #25

Agreed! pandr32 Nov 2020 #31

We won a majority in BOTH houses in 10 more states than 2016? Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #70

Yes. The details: George II Nov 2020 #73

ty! Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #84

I'm not at enthusiastic about our results calguy Nov 2020 #8

As I understand it, after the 2016 election thGOP didn't abandon their field offices in each state. Ninga Nov 2020 #14

Not sure what you are talking about. LisaL Nov 2020 #15

Sorry. Didn't make myself clear. The counties cited in your post all went trump.. As noted, their Ninga Nov 2020 #18

But 71 % voter turnout is not a historic low for Cuyahoga county. LisaL Nov 2020 #19

Ok. Bad choice of words on my part. Compared to,counties who voted trump, Cuyahoga County Ninga Nov 2020 #21

All counties in OH (including Cuyahoga) had higher voter turnout than in 2016. LisaL Nov 2020 #16

A smaller % of the voters who turned out voted for trump this year than in 2016: 54.1% vs. 54.5%. George II Nov 2020 #41

There you go again--presenting data and facts! Nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #46

Sorry, just call me the Sheldon Cooper of Democratic Underground!!! George II Nov 2020 #50

:-) spooky3 Nov 2020 #54

Bazinga! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #62

There is pervasive narrative being put out there that is targeting cities to demoralize them BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #61

let's not... stillcool Nov 2020 #20

We protected our country from the deadly immediate threat and clear and present Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #23

Unfortunately, going to be very hard to do that with how badly we suffered down-ballot nt liskddksil Nov 2020 #37

Again, we did not suffer down-ballot. We made significant gains in the states. George II Nov 2020 #60

We kicked Trump to the curb. We. Are. Mighty. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #74

Fake registrations? lark Nov 2020 #27

Ho-hum. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #30

Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #36

LOL! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #38

Let's not. ismnotwasm Nov 2020 #33

Yes, lets. See post #34 nt liskddksil Nov 2020 #35

For on e they were honest. They said they were registering new Trump voters and they did. hedda_foil Nov 2020 #40

HELL NO !!! That does not excuse horrid down ballot polling, people ***STOP GUESSING!!!***. If ... uponit7771 Nov 2020 #51

Not guessing at all Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #53

They're weighted in the polls too if you understand how polling science works uponit7771 Nov 2020 #79

Believe what you want to believe Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #80

I'll believe reality; no other developed country has this inaccurate polling period end of story uponit7771 Nov 2020 #81

Whatever you say. Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #82

I'll "say" the facts you can accept them or not. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #86

You stated no facts Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #87

So you can prove other developed countries have polling this bad for this long with results going .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #88

I never said they did Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #89

You've made at minimum, seven claims on this thread alone... LanternWaste Nov 2020 #90

No you're the one making claims Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #91

We played by the pandemics rules. SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #58

I think this is mostly it TBH Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2020 #75

Yep. The big this was we didn't door knock. SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #83

The most important thing... DEM1955 Nov 2020 #66