Why Republicans May Face a Turnout Problem In 2018

[DonViejo]

December 29, 2017 at 1:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard


David Wasserman: “Trump’s upset was powered by white voters without college degrees. The problem for Republicans? Voters without college degrees have a dismal track record of voting in off-year elections. This is similar to the problem Obama had: His base of young and non-white voters also had a terrible history of showing up in off years. That didn’t change after he took office, and it cost Democrats dearly in 2010 and 2014.”

“Simply put, 2018 is on track to be the “Year of the Angry White College Graduate.” I’d estimate the college-educated share of the electorate will be around 43 or 44 percent next year, up from 39 percent in 2016. That’s dreadful news for Republicans: These voters have indicated the highest intensity of opposition to Trump in polls, and we’ve already seen them power Democrats to victory in Virginia and Alabama.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/12/29/republicans-may-face-turnout-problem-2018/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. We need to focus on the suburbs. We already own the cities.

Trump can have the rural areas where approximately seventeen percent of Americans live. I know there are good people there but many are at war with modernity.

[duforsure]

2. Putin will show up for them

It'll be the only way they'll win, and with the gop purging voter rolls, and obstructing voters from voting, and threats, they're hoping they can once again have enough to sway the election. The Republican Party has become very corrupt, and anti-American.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. He failed to show up in NJ, VA, and AL

Maybe he knows we're watching.

[lindysalsagal]

4. Makes sense. I doubt the gop has the energy to gotv.

[thbobby]

5. Dems are motivated

The only good thing trump has done is to show Americans how important it is to participate in democracy. Lots of Democrats running for office (especially women!) and lots of people motivated to vote. Like Japan did at Pearl Harbor, trump has woke the sleeping giant.

Vote Americans Vote! Our democracy depends on us voting!

[flygal]

6. Yep! I'm doing swing left to help the district next to mine

I would never have thought to do something like this until this disastrous year.

[n2doc]

7. Except it was AA voters who powered the victory in Alabama

Going to need all hands on deck, folks. The Repubs aren't going down easily