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haele

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71. Record turnout is subjective.

Wed Nov 6, 2024, 06:07 PM

Nov 6

Some states removed some ballot drop-off boxes or reduced the number of in person polling places (in person or same day)so more people had to stand in line longer in fewer locations than in 2020. So "Record Turnout" could mean fewer district poll locations to service the communities with a more voters showing up to fewer poll locations. Same amount of people in a district. Just more in one place.
Fewer locations also means those locations may end up with provisional ballot shortages or people leaving the longer line because they just couldn't stand there that long.
It's an oblique form of voter suppression. Especially if they purged voter rolls a few months prior.

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Mueller, She Wrote: Explain how we had record turnout but 18M fewer votes than 2020 [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 6 OP

This. kerouac2 Nov 6 #1

Ditto. No concession till all cleared up BoRaGard Nov 6 #26

Vice president Harris gave concession speech earlier this afternoon. jimfields33 Nov 6 #76

The answer is pretty damn simple SCantiGOP Nov 6 #30

That's up to vice president Harris. jimfields33 Nov 6 #38

Reagan democrats? BootinUp Nov 6 #2

pootin's puppets dropped some on their way out? SheltieLover Nov 6 #3

This post offers a chilling possible explanation: Qutzupalotl Nov 6 #4

And there was a woman in PA who voted and got back an empty ballot... ananda Nov 6 #15

new registrations, record endorsements, women Dobbs, Little Latinos? Long Lines? MartyTheGreek Nov 6 #5

I said it hours ago. usaf-vet Nov 6 #44

They do not. Eliot Rosewater Nov 6 #81

Lawrence O'Donnell had a good possible explanation..... lamp_shade Nov 6 #6

Wouldn't that have been true 4 years ago also? milestogo Nov 6 #8

Where is this record turnout story coming from?, in 2020 110 million voted early, only 82 million this time krawhitham Nov 6 #34

Aren't votes still being counted? n/t SleeplessinSoCal Nov 6 #43

Not enough to matter on the presidential scale. Ms. Toad Nov 6 #48

not enough to account for stolen votes.... SleeplessinSoCal Nov 6 #50

If, by stolen votes you mean Ms. Toad Nov 6 #51

Please, let's not be election deniers HereForTheParty Nov 6 #74

Broward County Sunsky Nov 6 #25

How would that have changed anything? ificandream Nov 6 #37

This election the electoral did run the show, but the popular vote also was achieved. jimfields33 Nov 6 #77

What count says "18m fewer votes"? muriel_volestrangler Nov 6 #7

It's only the votes counted. There isn't a real story here tritsofme Nov 6 #17

Takes many days for all the votes to be counted Takket Nov 6 #9

Below!!! ALL THE VOTES ARE NOT COUNTED. usaf-vet Nov 6 #46

***MAIL IN BALLOTS ARE EASY STANDING IN LINE FOR 3 HOURS IS HARD!!!*** ... and mostly for the privileged, most ... uponit7771 Nov 6 #10

I place happy feet Nov 6 #12

You place no blame on the ticket that did worse in nearly every county in America than Joe did 4 years ago? krawhitham Nov 6 #39

How are the votes of military members counted..stateside and abroad? BattleRow Nov 6 #11

In the state they used to live in. LittleGirl Nov 6 #22

The final vote total takes quite a while, especially from California n/t RidinWithHarris Nov 6 #13

ummm... ask her if she remembers COVID? WarGamer Nov 6 #14

Russia/RNC figured out a way to hack the machines and not show it. lark Nov 6 #16

Young males addicted to X wanting a ticket to win one effin million? Justice matters. Nov 6 #18

The purge SpikeDash Nov 6 #19

I've never seen such a high number anywhere. Do you have a link? TheRickles Nov 6 #24

Here is a link. onenote Nov 6 #57

Thank you. I never realized it was so high. :-( TheRickles Nov 6 #63

Wow. Thanks for sharing that. I had no idea it was so high. nt okaawhatever Nov 6 #80

Conspiracy Theory: The Republicans' accusations of voting machine fraud were confessions. notroot Nov 6 #20

Answer: Combination of voter suppression and enough Democrats in blue states valleyrogue Nov 6 #21

3 million less for the mic jerk? A poster stated he had the most in popular votes. peacebuzzard Nov 6 #45

The current totals, which are far from final, have Trump getting 3 million less than in 2020 but still getting more onenote Nov 6 #55

Thanks for your analysis peacebuzzard Nov 6 #61

Duplicate peacebuzzard Nov 6 #62

Numbers so far soandso Nov 6 #64

Republicans cheat dlk Nov 6 #23

So! usaf-vet Nov 6 #49

But they got fewer votes this time soandso Nov 6 #65

Looks like election fraud to me annielion Nov 6 #27

I know what you mean. Frank D. Lincoln Nov 6 #31

MSNBC has been saying it's the economy all day long. jimfields33 Nov 6 #78

There was no huge turnout Zeitghost Nov 6 #79

Roger stone has been awfully quiet nt Javaman Nov 6 #28

Something is definitely rotten. barbtries Nov 6 #29

Who said we had record turnout? SomedayKindaLove Nov 6 #32

Record turnout is subjective. haele Nov 6 #71

It's not going to be record turnout because one side failed to turn out. Self Esteem Nov 6 #33

Why on earth would Dems stay home??? Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 6 #35

It looks like 4-5 million Biden voters stayed home Zeitghost Nov 6 #60

Try over 13 million soandso Nov 6 #66

Still lots of votes uncounted in California Zeitghost Nov 6 #67

Yes, you're right soandso Nov 6 #69

Without assuming your conclusion, what makes you say that? Orrex Nov 6 #40

The data. Self Esteem Nov 6 #41

That's the part about assuming your conclusion Orrex Nov 6 #47

Aren't those saying there were 18 million fewer votes using the data as proof? onenote Nov 6 #54

We hear that every election. Self Esteem Nov 6 #56

There are a small percentage of votes yet to be counted soandso Nov 6 #68

maybe that great hero Mueller can get to the bottom of it thebigidea Nov 6 #36

I'd like it explained too.. And, I'm not above Cha Nov 6 #42

First, not all votes have been tabulated. Second, who is documenting "record" turnout? onenote Nov 6 #52

YESSSSSSSSS! cilla4progress Nov 6 #53

Has it been confirmed that there was a record turnout? Kaleva Nov 6 #58

nope soandso Nov 6 #70

Thanks! Kaleva Nov 6 #72

Sure! soandso Nov 6 #75

Still millions of votes to count Zeitghost Nov 6 #59

Doubt voting machines use quantum resistant encryption and security. BrightKnight Nov 6 #73

NBC projects that there are still as many as 15 million votes to be counted nationwide. onenote Nov 6 #82

But was it a record turnout? Do we know yet the number of eligibles that did NOT vote? Montauk6 Nov 7 #83