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2016 Postmortem

LisaM

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1. So why the low turnout? Suppression tactics? Fewer polling spots (I know this is a problem in AZ).

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 07:31 PM

Dec 2016

Just the fact that the growth is among millennials, and millennials had rather low turnout? Or a combination of all of these factors?

Such a small shift in voting patterns could have affected this election into a positive result.

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Hillary Clinton won Latino vote but fell below 2012 support for Obama [View all] Mosby Dec 2016 OP

So why the low turnout? Suppression tactics? Fewer polling spots (I know this is a problem in AZ). LisaM Dec 2016 #1

A Hispanic on the ticket would have helped RonniePudding Dec 2016 #3

Arizona was a mess in the Democratic primary so it wouldn't surprise me at all NWCorona Dec 2016 #5

Who Can We Thank For Driving Down Minority Millennial Vote? otohara Dec 2016 #2

The vote Lantino exit polls said 18% tRump 82 Clinton uponit7771 Dec 2016 #4

The exit polls were off. Other post-election polling showed a much wider margin. StevieM Dec 2016 #6

A lot was made of the fact that Tim Kaine spoke Spanish. Tatiana Dec 2016 #7