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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLower Turnout Forecast for Alabamas Special Election
https://politicalwire.com/2017/11/21/lower-turnout-forecast-alabamas-special-election/"SNIP........
Alabamas top election official told NBC News he is lowering his prediction for turnout in Alabamas December 12 special election, a potential measure of how sexual misconduct allegations have roiled the Senate race between Roy Moore (R) and Doug Jones (D).
Secretary of State John Merrill also said his office has just sent local election officials more detailed guidance for processing write-in votes, a result he said of a higher volume of inquiries than his office normally receives from voters across the state.
First Read: While its impossible to predict what will happen in the Moore-vs.-Jones race its an election in December, in Alabama and with the Republican nominee facing terrible accusations its fair to say that a lower turnout and more write-in votes probably help Jones.
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Lower Turnout Forecast for Alabamas Special Election (Original Post)
applegrove
Nov 2017
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)1. Translation: he'll close a bunch of Dem-leaning precincts because
they're "not needed."
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)2. People will be staying home to guard their daughters. n/t
defacto7
(13,485 posts)3. A prelude to ballot tally tampering and poll closure
hvn_nbr_2
(6,486 posts)4. How much of this prediction is wingnut tunnel vision within the bubble?
All the people he knows or cares about (his Republican buddies at the country club and probably a bunch of Klansmen) are discouraged and may not vote. Therefore, *everybody* is discouraged and may not vote. Are Dems discouraged and staying home because the Republican is a lout and a criminal? I suspect not.
oasis
(49,365 posts)5. His statement after Moore upsets for a win:"Wow, a real head scratcher".