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To: mrsmith

(From an undisclosed location, far away from Delaware). I’m puzzled by this statement:

“...Higher turnout should help Castle since O’Donnell’s voters seem to be more strongly motivated.”

Aren’t “strongly motivated.” voters more likely to vote, increasing voter turnout?


226 posted on 09/14/2010 5:49:59 PM PDT by CDB (None dare call it "Reparations")
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To: CDB

“Higher turnout” means people who AREN’T highly motivated are turning out.
That would be Castle voters.


242 posted on 09/14/2010 5:52:30 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: CDB
(From an undisclosed location, far away from Delaware). I’m puzzled by this statement:

“...Higher turnout should help Castle since O’Donnell’s voters seem to be more strongly motivated.”

Aren’t “strongly motivated.” voters more likely to vote, increasing voter turnout?

Usually yes. But some feared that New Castle his base would be WHY it was heavy and thus alter the normal universal truth that heavy is good for a challenger.

258 posted on 09/14/2010 5:55:30 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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To: CDB
Aren’t “strongly motivated.” voters more likely to vote, increasing voter turnout?

Yeah, that comment confused me at first - but I got his point:
O'Donnell's supporters are more motivated, and they'll vote no matter what. The smaller overall turnout would mean that a greater percentage of the voters would be from this 'motivated group'. If there was a large overall turnout, the 'motivated group' would be watered down by the shiftless sorts who had nothing better to do than to go to the voter's booth today -- and might vote for Castle because they were familiar with his name...

At least that's what I think that was his theory.
It doesn't matter - just vote and don't let the media, or other hecklers, discourage you. Man proposes but God disposes...

262 posted on 09/14/2010 5:56:01 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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