2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: At least people are trying to explain away the Bernie rallies. People sense something doesn't add up [View all]PufPuf23
(8,776 posts)I made a comparison between Obama in 2008 and Sanders in 2016 and said nothing about the general relationship between rally attendance and voter turn out (notr Sanders vs Clinton in 2016) rather I pointed out instances where rally attendance translated to votes (Obama 2008) and did not translate into votes (Sanders 2016). I suggested this was because there was more enthusiasm for Obama compared to Sanders.
Voting booths don't matter as much (California where mail ballots are common, I have no choice but mail ballot because of where I reside) or not at all (Oregon).
I went to McCarthy, Humphrey, and Wallace rallies in San Francisco 1968 as a supporter of McCarthy, age 15. I have not been to a political rally of any kind ever since but have not missed voting since 1972.