Posted on 09/21/2016 2:22:41 PM PDT by Ravi
9/18/12: D-97,001; R-14,909; I-30,083
9/21/16: D-47,449; R-17,254; I-18,326
(Excerpt) Read more at sos.iowa.gov ...
Yes, from 2014.
What this says to me is that the dems aren’t to keen on Hillary. R’s are up in 2016 but Dems are way down in 2016. Good sign.
You would think people would read instead of having a breakdown.
(R) requests are up. Look at the data again.
My response was based on post #13 on this thread, from 2014.
Trump probably not as popular as Ernst.
Where’s the supposed enthusiasm for Trump here?
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There isn’t enthusiasm for Trump. Most people don’t want to vote for either.
Or backup plans, as you can see here And then there's good old-fashioned ballot box stuffing. The story at the link Vote-Fraud Ruling Shifts Pennsylvania Senate details how Judge Newcomer wrote, "Substantial evidence was presented establishing massive absentee ballot fraud, deception, intimidation, harassment and forgery."
You’re assumeing these democrats are voting for Hillary
Many of them are not...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/on-a-street-in-ohio-defiant-democrats-flock-to-trump/
THE DEMORATS ALWAYS VOTE EARLY IN IOWA - BUT REPUBLICAN RESPONSE THIS ELECTION CYCLE IS UP!
I think it is best to just consider Presidential years. 2014 does not mean a whole lot.
Exactly. Not entirely apples to apples.
“There isn’t enthusiasm for Trump.”
You’re either low info, or a NeverTrump.
Trump received more primary votes than any Republican candidate in history, and now holds the record for most money raised through small donations from individuals. His rallies are barn burners, wherever he goes, and his stats on social media are through the roof.
Don’t tell me there’s no enthusiasm for Trump. That’s a flat out lie.
Ha, I lost track long ago of the number of times people went to Defcon 1 on the keyboard without even reading the first sentence of the excerpt.
“There isn’t enthusiasm for Trump.”
You’re either low info, or a NeverTrump.
Trump received more primary votes than any Republican candidate in history, and now holds the record for most money raised through small donations from individuals. His rallies are barn burners, wherever he goes, and his stats on social media are through the roof.
Don’t tell me there’s no enthusiasm for Trump. That’s a flat out lie.
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I just don’t see it. I’ve never seen such apathy in the western suburbs of Chicago. Maybe there’s enthusiasm elsewhere. When Obama was running against McCain it was daily discussion at the office. There were yard signs of both candidates everywhere. The sentiment from nearly everyone I interact with is that they aren’t going to vote or if they are that they are embarrassed by both candidates.
He holds the Republican record for most money raised through small donations. He’s raised 100 million. Obama raised 480 million in 2012.
Your argument is fine and I can’t ignore the turnout at some of his events but the common refrain that I hear from nearly everyone I encounter is that both of these candidates are a joke.
Don’t tell me there’s no enthusiasm for Trump. That’s a flat out lie.
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Don’t the early voting numbers in Iowa prove the point that enthusiasm is down? More than 140,000 votes in 2012 compared to 85,000 this year.
Michigan has no enthusiasm for Hillary. Driving by UofM and MSU, I saw every other care with Obama stickers in 2008 and 2012. So far, I have seen two Hillary stickers. Literally.
I live in suburban Chicago which used to be a Republican hotbed. It’s lost some of that over the last twenty years but I don’t see Clinton or Trump signs or bumper stickers anywhere. I still see Bernie Sanders yard signs as people for some reason aren’t embarrassed to be associated with him. People are simply embarrassed that these two are the best we can come up with.
I live in IA and have not received any info in the mail regarding the request of a mail-in ballot. All this SOS report means to me is that the Dems have already sent out the ballot requests to registered Dems. Republicans in my county have not received any forms to request a mail-in ballot...yet.
For IA, I live in a heavily populated county.
Ok that’s good to know.
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