Posted on 02/04/2020 2:04:00 PM PST by Trump20162020
Even as the Iowa Democratic Party was trying to sort out the chaos in its reporting system, a party official announced that turnout was “on pace” with what they had seen in 2016.
In other words, it was mediocre. About 170,000 people participated in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses, far short of the unprecedented 240,000 voters who turned out in 2008 and launched Barack Obama on his way to the White House. What was so exciting a dozen years ago was not only how many Iowans showed up, but who they were: young people, first-time caucusgoers, an ethnically diverse mix of voters in an overwhelmingly white state.
Until recent days, there had been plenty of buzz among Democrats that this year would set a new record. There was even some loose talk that turnout could reach 300,000, which would be incontrovertible evidence of the passion that their party is feeling about the prospect of defeating President Trump in November.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Meanwhile, the Republicans had record turnout despite the fact that Trump was running without any effective opposition.
White privilege.
Low turnout, and still can't process the results.
Yeah, but it looks like 2% voter fraud in the Republican primary.
“I wonder how many Trumpers registered as Dems to participate in this caucus. “
One of the comments. Nice to know operation Chaos is working lol
Hey the results are coming in but I dont know how to post a thread.
Butt in first then Sanders then warren then biden...
Wasn't this some 2008 thing about voting Obama? That worked out real well...
“...170,000 people participated in the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses, far short of the unprecedented 240,000 voters who turned out in 2008 …”
That’s an interesting stat. When we’re made to think Dem’s are ramped up in full Trump Derangement Syndrome Rage, they’re looking just kind of beat down and broken.
10/10 Will vote Trump again.
Side note - I have 6 millennial nephews, 4 can vote. They’re all pro-Trump. There is hope out there.
Wasn’t 2008 the year Obama Packed the Caucuses by hiring a fleet of buses to haul in Chicagoans??
While psychology and sociology are totally fraudulent pseudosciences I do have to give honorable mention to anthropology. It is very “creative” for sure.
What I’ve seen in the photos re “turnout” is
Alot of fugly young bois and gurlz
More proof that Trump has nothing to worry about. The Dims can’t even get their own voters to turn out, let alone independents.
Be vigilant out there everyone. This is a very very bad week for Democrats, and every time things get bad for Democrats, there is a mass shooting. Just saying.
[Meanwhile, the Republicans had record turnout despite the fact that Trump was running without any effective opposition.]
How long does it take to count 170k votes. 10 guys in a cage wearing green eye shades could do it.
I hate to go to WaPo site to give them traffic.
But NOWHERE in the article said anything about the turn out from yesterday. Only speculating about the number is going to be low.
Thanks for wasting my time, Karen Tumulty of WaPo.
Wrong thread idiot!
That low?
Really?
What were the GOP numbers? I know a lot of people who went.
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