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Ocelot II

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3. The Democratic primaries were effectively uncontested.
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 09:42 AM
Mar 2024

There was never any question as to the outcome, and apart from some performative "uncommitted" voting none of the challengers made a dent in his vote totals. Where the result is a foregone conclusion a lot of people don't vote. On the GOP side, however, while it was always clear that Trump would eventually win, there seemed to be a fair number of voters who wanted to express their preference for a Republican who isn't him. I don't think this is evidence of Democratic apathy at all.

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