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In reply to the discussion: Mueller, She Wrote: Explain how we had record turnout but 18M fewer votes than 2020 [View all]onenote
(44,880 posts)82. NBC projects that there are still as many as 15 million votes to be counted nationwide.
If that turns out to be the case, there actually will have been pretty much the same number of votes cast this year than in 2020. And even if their estimate is off by half, the total number of votes cast would only be 6 million fewer than in 2020 -- a drop of less than 4%, which would hardly be surprising in a race where there were a lot of voters who turned off before Biden dropped out because they didn't like either choice and may not have come back even after Harris became the nominee.
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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
new registrations, record endorsements, women Dobbs, Little Latinos? Long Lines?
MartyTheGreek
Nov 6
#5
Where is this record turnout story coming from?, in 2020 110 million voted early, only 82 million this time
krawhitham
Nov 6
#34
This election the electoral did run the show, but the popular vote also was achieved.
jimfields33
Nov 6
#77
***MAIL IN BALLOTS ARE EASY STANDING IN LINE FOR 3 HOURS IS HARD!!!*** ... and mostly for the privileged, most ...
uponit7771
Nov 6
#10
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
Conspiracy Theory: The Republicans' accusations of voting machine fraud were confessions.
notroot
Nov 6
#20
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
First, not all votes have been tabulated. Second, who is documenting "record" turnout?
onenote
Nov 6
#52