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Hoyt

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53. That's a serious oversight. I think there is some complacency by Democrats. In fact, Trump got

Wed Jun 21, 2017, 04:45 PM

Jun 2017

a number of Hispanic (likely 30%) and Asian votes. And I think 7% of Blacks voted for him despite his history of discrimination. That's something that needs to be addressed.

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Voter Turnout in GA-06 was only 58% [View all] MineralMan Jun 2017 OP

Low turnout is common in special elections Gothmog Jun 2017 #1

Yes, I know that. But, what if we could fix that? MineralMan Jun 2017 #4

I don't think you are Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #14

Turnout was 57.97% in GA 6 Cattledog Jun 2017 #33

Thank you. I have corrected the original post. MineralMan Jun 2017 #34

There was an organization that helped with turnout year-round NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #52

That's the reason we lost, not vote tampering, suppression or anything else. We did not GOTV. Hoyt Jun 2017 #2

Hacking voter rolls can't suppress voter turnout totals?!?!? YCHDT Jun 2017 #5

Do you have any evidence people showed up at polls and were told they weren't registered? Otherwise Hoyt Jun 2017 #12

That will take some time to gather like it did in Florida 2000 where 20,00 votes were purged now ... YCHDT Jun 2017 #41

If there names were removed from the rolls, and they showed up to vote, there should have been a lot Hoyt Jun 2017 #45

People weren't in 2000, that's not how humans act when they're disenfranchised to vote ... most will YCHDT Jun 2017 #47

If I had been turned away in 2000, next time, I would check my registration at the very last minute Hoyt Jun 2017 #49

For Florida you're right but that kind of mass purging doesn't happen everywhere and now they YCHDT Jun 2017 #50

I agree it is harder for non-whites to vote in some areas, especially with photo ID, only Hoyt Jun 2017 #51

That's the thing everything being equal they don't have to make it really hard just slightly harder YCHDT Jun 2017 #55

I'm afraid it's going to have to get a whole lot worse. kacekwl Jun 2017 #60

There was a HUGE GOTV effort. They were contacted. They CHOSE not to come out. LBM20 Jun 2017 #6

Yes. They chose. They always choose. MineralMan Jun 2017 #10

Where I live its mostly minority voters and I've never seen a door knock from the DNC where as ... YCHDT Jun 2017 #48

That's a serious oversight. I think there is some complacency by Democrats. In fact, Trump got Hoyt Jun 2017 #53

That's incredibly sad! MineralMan Jun 2017 #61

Yes. I'm afraid you're right. MineralMan Jun 2017 #7

The numbers in your original post put it in perspective. If we had gotten 3% of so of Democrats who Hoyt Jun 2017 #15

It's almost impossible to convince a lot of people of that, though. MineralMan Jun 2017 #17

Agree completely. Hoyt Jun 2017 #19

Well, you know... it was raining.... nt femmocrat Jun 2017 #3

I doubt that mattered, really. MineralMan Jun 2017 #8

I know.. I was being snarky. femmocrat Jun 2017 #11

They had 4 weeks of early voting, 6 weeks of mail in ballots -- why wait until the last day? Hoyt Jun 2017 #16

If Liberals Voted ... DonViejo Jun 2017 #9

NO..the Democratic Party needs to be the party to make BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #13

How are votes "suppressed" if 50% of REGISTERED Democrats didn't even show up at polls? Hoyt Jun 2017 #18

No, it is happening,, it happened to me when I voted in Durham, BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #23

You showed up at a polling place where you had voted in the prior two years, and were turned away? Hoyt Jun 2017 #24

You are not informed because it happened in NC and i was actually on the news after my vote BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #42

But, see, I will tell you to go out and vote. MineralMan Jun 2017 #25

People are starting to think that candidates are selected and not elected and that is why there is BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #43

That's sad. 40%?? awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #20

You have to motivate people with SPECIFIC examples of how it will make their lives better Lee-Lee Jun 2017 #21

And yet, Trump won with glittering generalities and MineralMan Jun 2017 #27

When a Democrat hasn't won that district since before 1978... yallerdawg Jun 2017 #22

This country is cut into 1/3s Cosmocat Jun 2017 #26

Yes, and it's up to our 1/3 to go convince that other 1/3 MineralMan Jun 2017 #29

There's a whole list of things we can do Danascot Jun 2017 #28

I suggest we start with that 60% of actual registered MineralMan Jun 2017 #30

You left out the #1 thing to do. rgbecker Jun 2017 #31

Sorry but not true. Turnout was 57.97% Cattledog Jun 2017 #32

Thanks for your updated information. MineralMan Jun 2017 #35

I do not get this. I read earlier low turn out was 40% when we thought that was the number. pirateshipdude Jun 2017 #36

Turnout in Minnesota was below that in 2014 and 2010. former9thward Jun 2017 #37

I got the wrong numbers. I've fixed it. MineralMan Jun 2017 #39

Part of the problem is young voters. octoberlib Jun 2017 #38

Well, I always did when I was young. MineralMan Jun 2017 #40

If you are in a gerrymandered district where one party has DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #44

Well, if 10,000 Democrats who sat home last night had voted, we would have won. Hoyt Jun 2017 #46

This is exactly the mindset of many minority voters here in tne South. BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #54

Yep YCHDT Jun 2017 #56

For the presidential election of 2016 NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #57

In WA and Oregon more than 70% turn out -- because of mail-in voting. pnwmom Jun 2017 #58

I completely agree! MineralMan Jun 2017 #59