I am neutral on Bernie (I realize this is a scandalous thing to say on Twitter), but I would be extremely reassured to see the record youth vote and non-voter vote materialize. This is in part psychological, since I promised and believed we would deliver this same vote in 2018
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Turns out they're called non-voters for a reason!
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The problem is that this voter turnout strategy is being treated as a test of faith by supporters. That includes saying things like "Bernie had record youth turnout, but it was balanced by dispirited centrists staying home". Questioning it is heresy. https://twitter.com/BlairReeves/status/1233124787934965772 …
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Bernie stood on stages across Iowa and equated record turnout in the Iowa caucuses with victory. But turnout was not that high. This is the gap that I am calling faith-based, since his victory in November, by his own lights, depends on this. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/us/politics/iowa-caucuses-turnout-democrats.html …
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Right, see my point about special pleading above. There's always a post-hoc reason why Bernie turnout really was high, just masked by other factors.
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I am unequivocally saying it didn't happen. Young people and non-voters did not show up in record numbers to vote for Bernie Sanders in any election so far in 2020
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Important to note that this is a counterfactual. It would be if they voted for the guy in those proportions.
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