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Originally Posted by Plett25
I think the answer is covid.
Democrats think it's a big deal, so they drastically reduced their in person electioneering like doorknocking, new voter registrations and rallies.
Republicans think it's a hoax, so they did their regular amount of doorknocking and voter registrations and some, even if reduced amount of rallies.
In 2018, Democrats got out the vote in person and there was a blue wave.
In 2020, Democrats went almost exclusively virtual and the blue wave didn't happen.
Let's see what happens in 2022. I think we'll see Beto and AOC and Obama and Abrams holding high energy rallies and energizing an old fashioned ground game. I think the Democrats retake the Senate in 2022.
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Even during non-covid times, Democrats just don't campaign that much between elections and don't take elections seriously. They think votes are owed to them every two or four years and that strategy will fail.
Republicans voters care about their issues (the five pillars) and media, radio are always talking about it. Democrats need to get their first. For example, they need to be on Latino radio, Latino advertising every day, not just during election time, get there first. Don't take the vote for granted and then when they vote Republican, call them white.