One of the most basic facts about elections is negative elections are low turnout elections, that the people who are currently unlikely voters because they don't pay attention to politics pay attention *less* when everyone is screaming at each other https://twitter.com/RyanMRuark/status/1234001525631905793 …
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*total* (dem + rep) primary turnout in 2016 (28.5%) almost surpassed record high participation level turnout set in 2008 (30%). these tower over all previous turnouts thru 1980 (14% in 2004). not a significant margin comparitively speaking to election history/canon you mentioned
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historically, there is no data showing a relationship between primary turnout and general election. but we do see higher turnout in competitive primaries. 2016 wasn’t competitive dem primary. 2020 is. idk if we’re able to see "negative elections” in same light/world post-Trump
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