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Old 06-30-2020, 02:48 PM   #596
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis View Post
Why's that? A vote against Trump counts the same as a vote for Biden. I realize the argument is enthusiasm, but there is a significant amount of people who have never been more enthusiastic to do anything as they are to see Trump go down in flames.
Yeah, there was an interesting article posted in this thread or one of its predecessors (couldn't find it through a quick search) about how grievance politics are much more reliable for driving turnout than positive sentiments. While hatred of Obama, for example, wasn't enough to unseat him in 2012, it did lead to 8 years of Republicans dominating down-ballot races, until hatred of Trump did the same for Democrats in 2018.
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