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In response to "Swing Voter: "Gas prices. Economy. Inflation." -- nm" by MDH

For some, sure. Probably even most. But not all. But more importantly turnout is typically much lower in midterms so it amplifies those swing votes

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jun 24 '22, 08:21

The open question here is turnout among left and left leaning voters. Typically it is way down in mid-terms. These various issues may motivate the base to at least limit the drop in turnout. How much is the real question here.

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That doesn't seem to be true about midterms (lower turnout) anymore I thought? -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 08:25 1
- It’s lower still. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 08:27

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For some, sure. Probably even most. But not all. But more importantly turnout is typically much lower in midterms so it amplifies those swing votes

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