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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I'm not sure that data tells a super clear story, and it doesn't adjust for population growth. But it is, at the very least, not obvious that Trump depressed Democratic turnout, which was reasonably high in 2016 by historical norms. (And **VERY** high in 2018, FWIW.) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 28, 2019 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Number of Democrats that turned out for the presidential election, per exit polls: 2000: 41.1 million 2004: 45.2 milion 2008: 51.2 million 2012: 49.1 million 2016: 49.2 million — PolitiTweet.org

Jon Favreau @jonfavs

Trump’s surest path to victory in 2020 will be the same as it was in 2016: depress Democratic turnout. He’ll hit th… https://t.co/LQurOSEO7T

Posted May 28, 2019 Hibernated

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@jonfavs What do you think D turnout would have been if Obama was on the ballot in 2016 against Trump? I tend to think it would have been quite a bit higher than in 2012. (Clinton's D turnout in '16 was also >= Obama's in '12, although slightly lower if you adjust for population growth.) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 28, 2019 Hibernated

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