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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm guessing the high turnout by young voters means pollsters have been undercounting them
this year, going by their low turnout in past elections.
I hope so, anyway, since that would be great for Biden, especially in terms of in-person voting.
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I'm guessing the high turnout by young voters means pollsters have been undercounting them (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Oct 2020
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on the ground indications all point to a huge increase in the under 30 yr old
beachbumbob
Oct 2020
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beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)1. on the ground indications all point to a huge increase in the under 30 yr old
and they mostly register as "unaffiliated" and often missed by pollsters
bamagal62
(3,258 posts)2. My daughter is a first time voter
Last edited Fri Oct 30, 2020, 10:13 AM - Edit history (1)
In PA. She tells me her friends are eager to vote.
Shes 20.
Shes determined to stand in line Tuesday for however long it takes.
hlthe2b
(102,283 posts)3. I have to think they are missing from a lot of polls. Hell, I screen calls and they most certainly
would. Somehow I doubt all that many respond to emailed/online surveys either.
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)4. I read one theory that covid has convinced many young people that government in our lives may be...
...not so bad...
Of course Donald Trump perpetually behaving like every abrasive old asshole you've ever met probably helps some here too.