• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      Yep. Increased turnout in the states tends to correlate positively with a bluer outcome in a statistically significant fashion. Which is also why the GOP is constantly bleating about “voter fraud” (which is actually vanishingly rare these days, with most instances actually being perpetrated by republican voters trying to “combat” this fictional voter fraud), engaging in electoral fraud and partisan gerrymandering (which is NOT rare, particularly in red states), and generally making it harder for people to vote.

      They know that they’re demographically on the losing side, and they’re trying to plug the dam with their fingers.

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        I was listening to Jon Stewart’s most recent Weekly Show podcast and he had Stacey Abrams on, and she said that increased voter turnout benefits dems right now because the Republicans have power but have generally unpopular policies, but it has been flipped in the past.

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        Its just as likely to affect poor republican voters as poor democrat voters. I don’t know that increased turnout is an obvious benefit for one party. I would prefer if those who could vote do, but keep in mind there are disenfranchised voters. In Georgia I think its somewhere around 5% of adults aren’t allowed to vote.