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Cattledog

(6,486 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 06:55 AM Nov 2024

Let's face it, Dem voters didn't show up. [View all]

Biden got 81 million votes in 2020

Trump got 74 million votes in 2020

Harris is set to get around 73-74 million votes once final CA comes in and the rest of the country finishes counting.

Trump should end up with 75-76 million just barely beating 2020.

So there are going to be about 5-6 million less voters than in 2020 according to my poor math.

Can someone explain this???

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Doesn't seem to make sense. Long lines everywhere. mobeau69 Nov 2024 #1
Many who filled out mail in ballots in 2020 didn't jimfields33 Nov 2024 #6
This is exactly it and why Republicans are so bent on making voting hard Trekologer Nov 2024 #42
Elon and Putin hacked the tabulators Meadowoak Nov 2024 #20
That would take a massive job. Each precinct is only hooked up to their own internet. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #43
Apparently the long lines were due to voter suppression... ananda Nov 2024 #52
It's the numbers, not the lines. LeftInTX Nov 2024 #62
Some of it is voter suppression. yardwork Nov 2024 #2
Illinois is living rent free in my head Sympthsical Nov 2024 #14
It may not be accurate to assign a coherent reason for this. yardwork Nov 2024 #17
I'm going to disagree somewhat Sympthsical Nov 2024 #23
I'm going to sit with this a while. yardwork Nov 2024 #30
Spot on! Omnipresent Nov 2024 #37
This exactly! City Lights Nov 2024 #63
according to pundits on msnbc, based on the demographics of this election, the Republican Party is now more the party of Native Nov 2024 #26
And given the electoral college Sympthsical Nov 2024 #28
Exactly right. And we have to recognize the diversity of Latinos and Black Americans. Native Nov 2024 #31
And we have to do a better job of fighting disinformation on social media Native Nov 2024 #33
The Republican Party is now the party of the wealthy and the poor. yardwork Nov 2024 #29
If Illinois is depressing you stay away from The Queens, Bronx and New Jersey numbers. Jk23 Nov 2024 #70
Isn't the governor a democratic politician? I doubt he'd sign off on such rules. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #44
The NC state legislature has been controlled by Republicans since 2011. yardwork Nov 2024 #47
Don't forget the bomb threats and poll worker abuse. ananda Nov 2024 #53
Voter suppression and bullshit shenanigans Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #3
somethings very fishy about the vote count, It doesn't match up. long lines everywhere for 3 weeks, breaking turnout Meadowoak Nov 2024 #22
Just what I have been thinking, but who will investigate? rurallib Nov 2024 #40
if there is an investigation, it has to be done before trump is inaugurated. Meadowoak Nov 2024 #41
Republicans turned out, long lines doesn't mean voting for dems this election FloridaBlues Nov 2024 #60
In PA, the vote was a bit higher in 2024 than in 2020. John1956PA Nov 2024 #4
What's to explain? Sympthsical Nov 2024 #5
"This year was just a regular old election." True Dough Nov 2024 #11
Shoulda woulda coulda Sympthsical Nov 2024 #15
Well, now we all pay the price True Dough Nov 2024 #16
I agree with you. MontanaFarmer Nov 2024 #19
It's like people are managing democracy a la carte Sympthsical Nov 2024 #27
Apathy... kirby Nov 2024 #7
That stat blows my mind. underpants Nov 2024 #9
Pretty simple, a lot of conservative zoomers came of age in those rural counties. joshcryer Nov 2024 #49
Yeah I guess so. underpants Nov 2024 #55
I think many of those 2020 voters might not be into politics much JI7 Nov 2024 #8
How do you know that deficit came from Democrats? The obvious decreases I saw via the exit polls were in the following JohnSJ Nov 2024 #10
Can you imagine if they get rid of the filibuster and add 4 seats to the Supreme Court and then turn around jimfields33 Nov 2024 #45
You bring up an excellent point. They already got rid of the filibuster for confirming SC judges. It makes one pause JohnSJ Nov 2024 #48
Decisions are often made emotionally typically with frustration. jimfields33 Nov 2024 #57
I wonder how many of them showed up at rallies. duncang Nov 2024 #12
BINGO!!!!!!! You literally won the true statement of the day! jimfields33 Nov 2024 #46
They did. ColinC Nov 2024 #13
Yea, but Trump improved by 19% among Hispanic Men, and 8% among Hispanic Women... SKKY Nov 2024 #18
During the Pandemic everyone got a mail in ballot automatically Cattledog Nov 2024 #21
... Crepuscular Nov 2024 #36
It seems there were 2 topics that Trump glommed onto that stuck: immigration and the economy. Vinca Nov 2024 #24
I would also add gender issues pimpbot Nov 2024 #34
When I first saw the ad during a break in a oasis Nov 2024 #56
Good point. I wish Democrats had pointed out that what Kamala was talking about in that clip Vinca Nov 2024 #61
Less than 15% of the population has any college debt. MichMan Nov 2024 #65
And those 15% would have a much easier time if AllyCat Nov 2024 #68
Where the hell were the "swifties" durablend Nov 2024 #25
You have to be 18 to vote pimpbot Nov 2024 #32
Young women DID vote for Harris overwhelmingly, probably. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #58
I actually think he'll bottom out and she may creep up over him bigtree Nov 2024 #35
Biden won campaigning on a very progressive worker friendly platform. Build Back Better Nanjeanne Nov 2024 #38
Troublesome at the end of the campaign... quaint Nov 2024 #39
Better to say Russian interference and voter suppression. ananda Nov 2024 #50
Voter suppression, purging, Faux pas Nov 2024 #51
Zero evidence for machine flipping. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #59
I was just spit balling Faux pas Nov 2024 #64
Exactly!! lamp_shade Nov 2024 #54
2020 was an asterisk election due to COVID. WarGamer Nov 2024 #66
Suppression through social media microtargeting JCMach1 Nov 2024 #67
I'm sorry, but this is like Blue_Roses Nov 2024 #69
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