2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: US Uncut: Only Bernie Can Win GE and "Don't ask Bernie Supporters to Go Against Their Core Values" [View all]samson212
(83 posts)Turnout has been higher in the republican primaries because there are more candidates. In fact, 1.2 m voters for 2 candidates looks like a lot better turnout than 1.3 m voters for 5 candidates or whatever.
Also, the spreadsheet you linked is not very helpful. I would expect to see some indication of what proportion of the electorate is registered D/R before I try to draw some conclusions about the meaning of turnout numbers.
Finally, how is that ad negative? It barely even mentions Clinton. It's about trade policy. Trade policy. This ad is completely the opposite of a negative ad, in that it lists the policies that the candidate supports, rather than making (false) claims about what the other candidate has done. Unlike the previously mentioned Clinton ad, which is all about how Bernie didn't support the auto bailout -- a demonstrably false claim.