Democrats cannot win with 31% turnout... [View all]
The old saying that "Republicans do not win when Republicans turn out to vote, they win when Democrats do not turn out to vote" has never been more true than in the state of Kentucky last night.
Yes, it was an off year election and we expect turnout to be somewhat less than in a presidential year. But, they were having an election for Governor and statewide offices. Still, they only got 31% of the people out to vote. The Republican Governor candidate won by 9%.
Translated, that means that when there is a low turnout, such as 31%, the Republican will win 99% of the time. Because there is a dedicated percentage of Republican voters that can be counted on to go to the polls in every election. That is what happened in Kentucky last night, in my opinion.
But, Republicans did not win across the board. Democrats won the Secretary of State and the Attorney General races. How were they able to win but the Governor candidate could not? Those are legitimate questions. No doubt, money played a big role in the last few weeks of the campaign.
However, the underlying problem is one of turnout. Turnout is predicated a lot on educating the population and getting them emotionally involved in politics. Democrats are failing in these areas, in my opinion.
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