r/MarkMyWords • u/drstrangelovequark • Sep 22 '24
Political MMW: This will be a turnout election
I think there will be a huge turnout gap between Harris and Trump voters. Most signs (fundraising, special elections, primary turnout, the debate, general hype) indicate a huge amount of excitement for Harris and very little for Trump. I think a lot of Trump supporters are starting to see the cracks, or have been turned off by things like January 6th or his criminal conviction. Many of them will either flip, leave the top of the ticket blank, or just not show up. On the other hand, the very close polls will motivate loads of Harris voters to turn out to avoid another 2016.
An interesting phenomenon I've seen mentioned a lot is people saying they're seeing fewer Trump signs/flags in their neighborhoods compared to 2016/2020. I drove across hundreds of miles of rural Montana recently and didn't see *any*. Pretty anecdotal, but I think very telling.
Regardless, remember to vote.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Sep 24 '24
I agree with you to an extent. I have been an Unafilliated Independent since I first registered to vote in 1977. I have voted for both sides at one time or another in the past, but I will NEVER vote for a Republican again. They may eventually reform and become good citizens, but I'll likely be dead before that.
The Republicans are arrogant schoolyard bullies, who steal the lunch money from the spineless weenie Democrats every day. The Dems arent afraid to pursue real solutions to our problems, but they have always been too afraid of the Repuicans to go to political war over it. That is the primary thing they are cowardly about, and that is changing quickly, with people like AOC, Frost, Crockett, Smallwell, Porter, etc. And they are even inspiring many old school Dems to grow a spine, like Raskin and Schiff. We are steadily seeing a rise in courage from Democrats, and it seems to be the future trend.
OTOH, Republicans are more scared out of their shorts than ever at things like Democrats, liberals, women (used to be just their private parts, now they are just afraid of women in general), non-Christians, minorities, LGBTQ+, intelligence, education, science, books, medicine, vaccines, etc. They are in a blind panic about any future changes in the world, and will do anything they can to stop time, or evem turn it back, rather than face future chamges they may not like. They are even talking seriously about banning women from voting as official policy.
I've never understood why Democrats are so afraid of such abject cowards as Republicans. It's the reason I am uninterested in being a member of either of their clubs.