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yellowdogintexas

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3. Also turnout is low because for a long time, Democrats had no one to vote for

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Sep 20, 2021, 01:49 PM

Sep 2021

because no one was running in the downballot offices. Not to mention many Democrats really felt it made no difference in the outcome if they voted or not.

Republicans tend to vote more consistently, but their turnout was most likely reduced because they were fairly certain the Republicans were going to win anyway.

We found in 2018 that Democrats will vote if there are candidates in every slot and if there is a candidate who has a possibility of winning (Beto O'Rourke). He lit a fire under voters and darn near defeated Rafael Eduardo. In 2020, all the metropolitan counties went for Biden and turnout definitely was a part of it.

In 2022 we could have better turnout than usual in an off year because half of the state is fed up with Abbott. Time will tell on that.

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K&R sheshe2 Sep 2021 #1

Texas has been a low turnout state for a long time yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #2

Also turnout is low because for a long time, Democrats had no one to vote for yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #3

You have inspired me to read the Congressional Act side by side with the new yellowdogintexas Sep 2021 #4