[no dems]

Many are disillusioned with voting after feeling shut out in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004.

I could use an explanation as to what this is supposed to mean. Can someone help me out here?

[LWalk18]

I could use an explanation as to what this is supposed to mean. Can someone help me out here?

They are talking about the belief pushed by the Dems that there was and is a conspiracy to "disenfrancise" black voters. Now the Dems are suffering from the side effect of pushing theories of conspiracy and vote tampering- if your vote doesn't count, why bother in the first place?