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bearsfootball516

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6. Eh, I don't know about that.

Reply to brush (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 08:08 AM

Dec 2018

Abrams wasn't leading the ticket, so people lost motivation. It's the same problem Democrats faced in 2010 and 2014, when Obama voters didn't show up in midterms because he wasn't at the top of the ticket.

Plus, people are tired of elections right now. It's easy to forget that 99 percent of the voting population isn't as into politics as we are at DU. After nonstop coverage of midterms for months and months on TV, people didn't want to get up in December and go vote again.

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GA Dems complain about voter fraud but don't show up to change it. [View all] Cattledog Dec 2018 OP

Too many Democratic voters look for the superstar to inspire them RandySF Dec 2018 #1

You are 100% right. Cattledog Dec 2018 #2

Many probably figured the repugs would pull their dirty tricks again so... brush Dec 2018 #3

Yeah that's a good logic, when the going gets tough stay home. Cattledog Dec 2018 #4

Maybe so, but it happened., could also be after the big build up to election day... brush Dec 2018 #7

Eh, I don't know about that. bearsfootball516 Dec 2018 #6

this is the norm too often....goes back to pure laziness and caring beachbum bob Dec 2018 #5

The irony in GA is that Raffensperger said he was going to continue Kemp's suppression Cattledog Dec 2018 #8