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In reply to the discussion: Charles Pierce thinks its game over for ex-President Tubby and his family and accomplices. [View all]That's why we have Youngkin as the governor in VA. If it's not a presidential election, a lot of lower-income people who do show up every four years don't bother in between. ((After all, would you expect someone to walk a half-mile from the bus stop to the school to vote in a "nothingburger" race, then walk another half-mile to the garden apartment home; versus taking a bus directly home??))
((I worked the polls for the county for years until COVID hit. If it wasn't a presidential election, there MIGHT be 20 voters on Election Day from garden-apartment land in the precinct, sometimes less.))
By contrast, if someone is able to afford a house or a ritzy condo, they generally own cars, which IMO makes it much easier to arrive at the school and vote.
This is why if a poll says the Democrat is leading the Repug by so many points, I add 5 points to the Repug total, so if the Democrat polls 5 points ahead, I treat it as a tie.