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Originally Posted by direwolf
Voter turnout in the Georgia runoffs is currently on pace to rival the turnout from back in November, which likely benefits the Democrats. Although it sounds like voters from both parties are energized, so who knows how this whole thing will turn out. The Dems retaking the Senate would be huge.
It's been widely reported that some of the MAGA cult are planning on boycotting the election and staying home. It'll be interesting to see if that ends up hurting the GOP's chances. McConnell's acknowledgement of Biden's win has certainly pissed off a large portion of the GOP base.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN28S1KY |
November level turnout would be very very good for the republicans in Georgia.
When you have a one party with a unified/energized electorate, that all agree they support the candidates (the dems)
And you have a party with an upset/divided electorate critical of it's own members (the reps)
low turn out means the unified party wins by default, high turn out goes back to whoever has the biggest base in the territory. Dems have done a good job growing their Georgian base , but they didn't win a plurality in either of these races before, I doubt we are at the point where dems win a full turnout election (absent a walking disaster like Trump on the ticket).