Sunday, September 01, 2024

Poll: Voting Enthusiasm Way Up Since Harris Replaces Biden

Americans, driven by a Democratic surge, are the most enthusiastic about the presidential election in 24 years of Gallup polling.

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... Why it matters: November's election between Vice President Harris and former President Trump will be close, by polling indications, and could come down to the battleground states.

The latest: Among 1,015 adults polled recently, 69% said they were "more enthusiastic" about voting than usual. That's up from 54% in March, the Gallup poll released Thursday shows.

- - - Democrats' enthusiasm score is one point shy of the party's high " 79% in February 2008, during the Clinton-Obama primary. The group's score, which includes Democratic-leaning participants, was 55% in March.

- - - The score for Republicans and GOP-leaning participants is at 64%, up from 59% in the spring. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-01 12:32 AM

Related? I don't know ...

CT August primary voter turnout: low overall, better among Dems
ctmirror.org

... Democrats in Connecticut were more active this year in down-ballot primary elections than they were in the presidential primary election in April, marking a departure from typical voting behavior among Americans.

Due to "down-ballot roll-off," voters across the nation are more likely to cast votes for races that are usually at the top of a ballot -- like president -- and less likely to vote in races further down the ballot, like those for state and local office, according to the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, a nonpartisan organization that aims to strengthen transparency at all levels of government. ...



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-01 12:35 AM

#3: Just to make sure I know you've thought this through:

How would you compare Kamala Harris to, say, Martin Van Buren's or James K. Polk's VPs? Politics? Economics? War and peace?

What? You don't have a clue?

Just STFU.

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-09-02 12:09 AM

Or even popularity?

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-09-02 12:10 AM

Organ Bank would be better off as an Organ Donor. So would we.

#6 | Posted by HeeHaw at 2024-09-02 08:55 AM

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