Politico: Blinking Red - Dem Turnout subpar in Miami

[greenman3610]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/29/miami-voter-turnout-democrats-433643

Democrats are sounding the alarm about weak voter turnout rates in Florida’s biggest county, Miami-Dade, where a strong Republican showing is endangering Joe Biden’s chances in the nation’s biggest swing state.

No Democrat can win Florida without a huge turnout and big winning margins here to offset losses elsewhere in the state. But Democrats are turning out at lower rates than Republicans and at lower rates than at this point in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won by 29 percentage points here and still lost the state to Donald Trump.

One particular area of concern is the relative share of ballots cast by young voters of color and less-reliable Democratic voters. Part of the problem, according to interviews with a dozen Democratic elected officials and operatives, is the Biden campaign‘s decision to discourage field staff from knocking on doors during the pandemic and its subsequent delay in greenlighting — and funding — a return to door-to-door canvassing.

[Sherman A1]

1. Hopefully they will get to the polls.

[Blue_Adept]

2. "nobody came to my door to ask for my vote so screw 'em"

[Iliyah]

3. Expect more articles like this . . ....

republicans as usual can't win without some cheating going on. shithole has threaten republican governors and apparently the US SC.

[sunonmars]

4. Never trust Politico.

[marmar]

5. But isn't Broward the stronger Democratic county anyway?

[FM123]

10. YES!

We have 622,797 Dems here in Broward county compared to 261,566 repubs.
Miami-Dade county is still blue, but not by the margin that Broward is.


https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reportsxlsx/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/

[obamanut2012]

12. Yes, by far, and also PBC

And, Broward is blowing voter turnout of out the water, as is PBC.

This Miami-Dade narrative is all they have to try and steal the election.

Also, look at the CV19 cases and deaths there.

[WSHazel]

6. Democrats have some work to do

I wouldn't say it is quite time for everyone to freak out though. Trump got insane turnout in Florida in 2016, and he is not getting 4.6 million votes again. The pandemic is pulling his voters forward, and they are going to tail off on election day. Biden may underperform Clinton voters in Miami by a few thousand, but he will more than make up for it elsewhere in the state. He will do better with Republicans than Clinton did, and I expect some 2016 Trump voters to stay home or protest vote the top of the ticket.

[bigtree]

7. usual suspects this morning

...Politico, Costa.

Next, a word from Morning joe?

[obamanut2012]

13. that was earlier

for real

[highplainsdem]

8. I'd bet a lot of young Dems decided to vote in-person including on Election Day because

of the stories about the risks of mailing ballots, and the long lines for early voting.

[zanana1]

9. The mail-in ballots have to be counted.

Please don't freak out.

[uponit7771]

11. Sigh, they're talking about early in person not counting mail in etc. They don't know from in person

.. voting which group has higher turnout

[greenjar_01]

14. Trash. This. Post.

[AmericanCanuck]

15. Politico is puking again.

[Marius25]

16. Currently Republicans do have much higher in person turnout

statewide, while Dems have much higher mail in voting.

https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/FL.html

[Spazito]

17. Take anything from Politico with a....

large dose of skepticism, it often leans right in its coverage, imo.

Marc Caputo is a co-writer of this article, here's an example of his slant:

Journalist defends reporting that used Russian-hacked documents

Politico Senior Writer Marc Caputo says the decision to use excerpts from Russian-hacked documents during the 2016 election was justified because the information was true and newsworthy.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/journalist-marc-caputo-defends-reporting-that-used-russia-hacked-documents-60-minutes-2019-11-24/

[BlueWavePsych]

18. If in Miami-Dade, please make sure everyone you know votes in-person or properly uses drop boxes

How and Where to Drop Off Your Mail-In Ballot in Miami-Dade County
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-ballot-drop-box-locations-for-election-2020-11723355

Voters can also drop off their vote-by-mail ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, November 2, and Tuesday, November 3 — that'd be Election Day — but only at the following four locations:

Miami-Dade Elections Department, 2700 NW 87th Ave., Miami 33172

North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd St., Miami Gardens 33056

South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay 33189

Stephen P. Clark Center lobby, 111 NW First St., Miami 33128

[cwydro]

19. I don't understand these idiots that can't be bothered to vote.

I think most are low information fools, and they're scared voting might be too "hard."