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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
Seems like a bit of a stretch to attribute lower black numbers to voter suppression. The more likely scenario is blacks just weren't as enthusiastic supporting Hillary as they were supporting the first black POTUS in history.
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I agree with that. It's bound to be a little from column A and a little from column B, but it certainly seems plausible that black voters would be less energized this time around just because of the options available. Of course, there's no way to know how much of the depressed turnout to attribute to either factor. So, narratives abound.