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In reply to the discussion: Texas Early Voter Turnout Report [View all]

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
2. "primary turnout doesn't dictate November turnout"
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:44 AM
Mar 2024

How I wish more people understood that. There is no correlation, but we sure are desperate to try to find one.

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/272381-the-truth-about-primary-voter-turnout/

From your link:

Efforts to mobilize and energize the Democratic electorate need to focus on the long-term goal of changing the political landscape of Texas


This is a very important point. This is not going to be a quick turnaround as many have asserted in recent years. It's going to take a significant effort, and we really need to figure out how to resolve the GE turnout issues on the Democratic side. It also needs to be from the local level on up and not just state/federal races.

Demographics will eventually be on our side, but we have to raise turnout levels for that to be a factor.

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