[SamAdams76]

A cold rain is falling in NOVA this afternoon. The timing is perfect. It’s the first really cold unpleasant day of the season.

I never did understand how weather would affect turnout. Are people really that fickle that they won't go out to vote if is raining or cold outside?

[Genoa]

Snowflakes melt in the rain.

[PUGACHEV]

I never did understand how weather would affect turnout. Are people really that fickle that they won't go out to vote if is raining or cold outside?

The short answer is yes, definitely. In NOVA, many Democratic voters are government employees who suffer long commutes in our horribly tied-up traffic. The last thing they would want to do is make another detour to stand in line and vote, especially when it gets dark now around 5:30 and it's cold and rainy, and more so when all the local news outlets are predicting a Democratic win. Republicans are typically more motivated.

[Red Badger]

Yes, it happens over and over.

Democrats don’t come out in bad weather to vote..................

[mazda77]

It affects most which side is the least energized.

[Bogey78O]

Nobody likes to work in the rain.

[catnipman]

“Are people really that fickle that they won’t go out to vote if is raining or cold outside? “

fair weather voters.

as opposed to “broken glassers” ...