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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 05:47 PM Oct 2014

Turnout fears mount for Dems

The Democratic Party's worst fears about the midterm election look to be coming true.

Polling in recent weeks suggests turnout on Election Day could be very low, even by the standards of recent midterms. That’s bad news for Democrats because core groups in the liberal base are more likely to stay home than are people in the demographic segments that lean Republican.

A Gallup poll last week found that voters are less engaged in this year's midterms than they were in 2010 and 2006. Only 33 percent of respondents said they were giving at least “some” thought to the upcoming midterms, compared to 46 percent in 2010 and 42 percent in 2006. Even more troubling for Democrats, Republicans held a 12-point advantage when those paying “some” attention were broken down by party.

Historically, the core Democratic constituencies of young people, minorities and single women are more likely to skip voting in midterm elections. The current projections suggest that months of effort by the Democratic Party to engage those groups on issues such as the minimum wage and women's pay may have been in vain.



http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/220469-turnout-fears-mount-for-democrats

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riversedge

(70,264 posts)
9. I am with you on that point. But I just finished canvassing
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 06:21 PM
Oct 2014

for the last several hours. My legs are tired. Lots of folks not home. yet many did say they would be out to vote.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
10. Yes, it is.
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 06:23 PM
Oct 2014

Republicans are desperate to have a low turnout because that's the only way they can win. Hell, even Mitch McConnell is terrified he will be unseated, and should be, because it is about to happen.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Every time, every election, the same shit about Democrats not showing up....The Hill can suck it.
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 05:51 PM
Oct 2014

Minority voters are going to come out in droves, only the fascist voter suppression will prevent it.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
13. I'd think so as well.
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 06:48 PM
Oct 2014

Rachel Maddow did a segment on Georgia recently.....it seems that voter registration turnout there was higher than expected.....and already, 40,000 forms have gone missing!

If that's not a sign that the Goppers are scared, I dunno what is.....

vadermike

(1,416 posts)
7. weird
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 06:09 PM
Oct 2014

Because if you read into the article though that the 7 or so battleground states turnout is much higher.. for Iowa , for instance... so maybe nationally enthusiasm is down but in side the specific states its up turnout wise.. we will have to see.. However i would have predicted by his point last year i was thinking by now the REpubs would be at 80 plus perecntage point chance to win.. the fact they are not has to count for somethin right?

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