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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:10 AM Oct 2024

GALLUP: Democratic enthusiasm higher than it was in 2008, 10 points higher than GOP

James Singer
GALLUP: Democratic enthusiasm higher than it was in 2008, 10 points higher than GOP

8:47 AM · Oct 31, 2024



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GALLUP: Democratic enthusiasm higher than it was in 2008, 10 points higher than GOP (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 2024 OP
Let's go!!!! nt LexVegas Oct 2024 #1
Let's gooooooo! Coexist Oct 2024 #2
So now trump will try to contest the results of more than 7 states.. Omnipresent Oct 2024 #3
That's been my take. Plus they have two Sarah Palins on their ticket this year. nt Gore1FL Oct 2024 #4
So ... Republican "enthusiasm" was highest when they wanted to vote the nasty Black man out of office ? eppur_se_muova Oct 2024 #5
no it was because Mitt was so electrifying! PedroXimenez Oct 2024 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 2024 #14
Yeah Farmer-Rick Oct 2024 #8
Fuck yeah! Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #7
Let's beat Garbage-mouth!!! wolfie001 Oct 2024 #9
Harris wins Georgia and North Carolina Johonny Oct 2024 #10
The sickening thought of Trump again gets out Emile Oct 2024 #11
tRump as POTUS again is the GREAT MOTIVATION to vote AGAINST him! ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2024 #12
I'm feeling it!! liberalla Oct 2024 #13
This would confirm the inconsistency in polling this year shotten99 Oct 2024 #15
If true, we win. Add that to a ten point gender gap in early voting, and it's a landslide. Doodley Oct 2024 #16
Great... ibegurpard Oct 2024 #17
The pandemic was happening four years ago. Sky Jewels Oct 2024 #18
True but ibegurpard Oct 2024 #21
Speaking from my own anecdotal experience... W_HAMILTON Oct 2024 #23
I think it amusing that repuke "enthusiasm" was really low before the orange assholes first time around LOL nt Javaman Oct 2024 #19
This says all kinds of things. progressoid Oct 2024 #20
So...here we are, almost to election day, and the nation's most reliable pollster comes out now and says lees1975 Oct 2024 #22
Enthusiasm matters. Qutzupalotl Oct 2024 #24

Omnipresent

(7,306 posts)
3. So now trump will try to contest the results of more than 7 states..
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:17 AM
Oct 2024

Making more enemies of some states run by Republicans.

Someone will have to give trump a “shot in the ass” for the energy to fight against the Blue wave!

eppur_se_muova

(40,960 posts)
5. So ... Republican "enthusiasm" was highest when they wanted to vote the nasty Black man out of office ?
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:37 AM
Oct 2024

Figures.

Response to PedroXimenez (Reply #6)

Farmer-Rick

(12,470 posts)
8. Yeah
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 09:17 AM
Oct 2024

And look how low enthusiasm was when Trump did win. Of course Dems were lower in 2016.

But now Democratic enthusiasm is the highest it's ever been.

And yet they claim it's a tight race.

Dem4life1234

(2,533 posts)
7. Fuck yeah!
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 08:43 AM
Oct 2024

The crazy part, McCain was a much better man than this orange pumpkin face. Hell, Romney, too in 2012.

Orange face is the worst candidate of all time!


Johonny

(25,415 posts)
10. Harris wins Georgia and North Carolina
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 09:36 AM
Oct 2024

If voters turnout. The election is no longer about persuading people to support Harris, it's about persuading her supporters to go to the polls. If they show up, she wins.

shotten99

(687 posts)
15. This would confirm the inconsistency in polling this year
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 10:19 AM
Oct 2024

Assuming this isn’t an outlier of its own

ibegurpard

(17,074 posts)
17. Great...
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 10:25 AM
Oct 2024

So why is early Democratic vote lagging from 4 years ago?
All of this data is all over the map. I remain cautiously optimistic but not reassured.

ibegurpard

(17,074 posts)
21. True but
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:51 PM
Oct 2024

Shouldn't people enthused to be voting be getting out and doing it? There's only a few days left.

W_HAMILTON

(10,057 posts)
23. Speaking from my own anecdotal experience...
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 03:05 PM
Oct 2024

...I only just mailed my ballot off yesterday, whereas I mailed it off in early October in 2020.

Now that we are no longer in a pandemic, free time isn't as abundant, so it's easier to put it off, but there was no chance in hell I was going to miss out on voting, even if I delayed it a bit this year. I'm sure there are millions of others like me.

Furthermore, since we are no longer in a pandemic, there will probably be more Democrats voting in person since (1) vote-by-mail has been restricted in many states compared to 2020 and (2) people would prefer to return to their usual traditional in-person voting to guarantee their vote is cast and counted, especially with all the DeJoy/USPS issues and now even drop boxes getting set on fire.

If I was able to vote in person this year, I would have preferred to do that.

Javaman

(65,091 posts)
19. I think it amusing that repuke "enthusiasm" was really low before the orange assholes first time around LOL nt
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 10:54 AM
Oct 2024

progressoid

(52,570 posts)
20. This says all kinds of things.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:43 PM
Oct 2024

I won't re-hash previous elections but will enjoy what it says about this one.

lees1975

(6,901 posts)
22. So...here we are, almost to election day, and the nation's most reliable pollster comes out now and says
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 02:54 PM
Oct 2024

Democratic enthusiasm is 10 points higher than Republican enthusiasm.

We're not seeing that "factored in" to any of the polling data that has come out so far, at least, the real, not fake red poll, data. They're all saying it's about the same. No wonder it looks like a razor thin horse race.

Qutzupalotl

(15,659 posts)
24. Enthusiasm matters.
Thu Oct 31, 2024, 03:30 PM
Oct 2024

Suppose it's rainy on election day. Hell, suppose there's a hurricane or tornado. Who is going to make the effort to show up anyway? The highly motivated, that's who!

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