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RandySF

(58,899 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2018, 11:59 AM Aug 2018

FL-GOV: Interesting note heard in today's NYT podcast

25% of Democrats who voted early had never before voted in a midterm election.

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FL-GOV: Interesting note heard in today's NYT podcast (Original Post) RandySF Aug 2018 OP

Wouldn't it be nice if that 25% are the ones who never paid attention to politics Submariner Aug 2018 #1

I suspect they are 2008/12 Obama voters who came out for Gillum RandySF Aug 2018 #2

Yes...that would make a bit more sense Submariner Aug 2018 #6

In 2014 NCTraveler Aug 2018 #3

This is awsome news. I only hope its nation wide. marble falls Aug 2018 #4

Good news! sheshe2 Aug 2018 #5

The FL Democratic party has focused its GOTV efforts mcar Aug 2018 #7

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

1. Wouldn't it be nice if that 25% are the ones who never paid attention to politics

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 12:25 PM

Aug 2018

but for their own reasons (of probably getting screwed) they have woken up to the trouble we are in and they GOTV. Maybe I'm fantasizing too much, but I guess we'll know in November.

RandySF

(58,899 posts)

2. I suspect they are 2008/12 Obama voters who came out for Gillum

Reply to Submariner (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 12:30 PM

Aug 2018

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

6. Yes...that would make a bit more sense

Reply to RandySF (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 12:56 PM

Aug 2018

Seeing your 25% value, I was wondering what it would take to get some of that ~50% that never ever vote, out to the polls. Trump certainly has to be an incentive.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

3. In 2014

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 12:34 PM

Aug 2018

837,723 Democrats voted in the primary for governor.

In 2018 that number was 1,508,984

To be fair, 2014 was a truly uninspiring primary for Democrats for this position.