Voter Turnout

RickeyM · #1 10-22-2020, 07:14 AM

It's a big deal this election. Early voting has already broken records in most places. What portion of this will be from voters who would normally wait until election day and which portion from new voters and those who wouldn't be voting anyway? Reports so far have said the Dem's have outnumbered the Repub's. Will a flood of tRump voters on election day make up the difference? Last presidential election around 150 million plus voters didn't cast a vote. Will this election get enough of them into action or will the US have a dismal (compared to other countries) election turnout again?

AS always, it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

JJIII · #2 10-22-2020, 01:13 PM

Everyone that is legally qualified and able should vote.

nailer · #3 10-22-2020, 02:35 PM

And if there is no viable choice?

JJIII · #4 10-23-2020, 06:24 AM

At times, choices are hard to make.

Hiding your head in the sand does nobody any good.

nailer · #5 10-23-2020, 08:46 AM

An ostrich would be unaware of how miserably weak our choices are.

JJIII · #6 10-23-2020, 01:28 PM

Point taken.

Pio1980 · #7 10-24-2020, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nailer

And if there is no viable choice?

I'm seeing the choice as a character representative choice of who We are beyond national partisan politics. There might be better alternatives, but here and now, that choice is crystal-clear of who and what I see as my image and my representation of my character and what the USA has tradititionally represented as an example of our better nature to the world.

RickeyM · #8 10-24-2020, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Pio1980

I'm seeing the choice as a character representative choice of who We are beyond national partisan politics. There might be better alternatives, but here and now, that choice is crystal-clear of who and what I see as my image and my representation of my character and what the USA has tradititionally represented as an example of our better nature to the world.

What he said, and if I've read his posts right the majority of Americans agree.

RickeyM · #9 10-26-2020, 01:58 PM

Record breaking turnout here in MD on the first day of early voting. It seems that a lot of people don't want to take a chance on mailing it in or waiting for Nov.3rd.

Oerets · #10 10-26-2020, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RickeyM

Record breaking turnout here in MD on the first day of early voting. It seems that a lot of people don't want to take a chance on mailing it in or waiting for Nov.3rd.

Or an outbreak of C-19 closing polling places......