Trump gets some good election news: GOP voter registrations outpace Dems

[RandySF]

It was a flicker of hope for Donald Trump in an otherwise dismal summer.

Late last month, the Democratic data firm TargetSmart found that while new voter registrations had plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic, those who were registering in competitive states tended to be whiter, older and less Democratic than before.

When he saw the numbers, Ben Wessel, executive director of NextGen America, said he "got nervous," and other Democratic-leaning groups felt the same.

The report seemed to confirm what state elections officials and voter registration groups had been seeing in the field for weeks: Neither Democrats nor Republicans had been registering many voters during the pandemic. But Democrats were suffering disproportionately from the slowdown.



https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/11/trump-voter-registration-355152

[mucifer]

1. holy crap how is that happening?

[uponit7771]

6. Hard to register people during a plague

[agingdem]

9. Relax...

every time a "good for the republicans" crap poll comes out we go into panic mode..please stop...it's very easy to skew a poll...it's the questions..start parsing the words ...neither side registering many voters during the pandemic however Democrats are "suffering disproportionately"..bullshit!... here what's not making sense...older white Republicans are registering to vote...does that mean they weren't registered to vote in 2016?...if they've never voted before why now?...it's about perspective...

[Iliyah]

2. Many states you can vote for another party . . .

Many republicans are going to do just that.

[BSdetect]

3. You can bet the GOP are running a scam campaign to register people.

Just seems so unusual.

[RandySF]

4. Republicans are not afraid to go out there and register voters.

[Me.]

5. You Think Dems Are & Don't Have Voter Registration Drives?

I see this as another hit piece by Politico and results by a pollster who does a lot of online polling.

Way down in the article

“Looking at newer data this week, Bonier found Democrats increased their share of registrations in June over the previous month in several states that have reported registrations for that month. He also noticed an uptick in registrations after the George Floyd demonstrations began. In California, a heavily Democratic state, overall registrations spiked after the first weekend of demonstrations in late May and early June."

[RandySF]

8. Registration and GOTV is work best done in person

and while there's good reason to avoid person-yo-[erson contact, their lack of fear is one reason they were not afraid to go harvest ballot in the CA-25 special election.

[Me.]

13. Well Just Who Says The Dems Aren't Doing Everything Necessary

[babylonsister]

7. "... less Democratic than before." What does that even mean?? nt

[durablend]

11. "DEMS IN DISARRAY OH NOES!!!!!!!!!"

[Lock him up.]

10. That was "late last month" and since then...

... Drumph support dropped 20 points from 95% to 75% in the Russiapublican party in recent polls.

Putin's Bounties on soldiers could drop it further...

U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan in 2019 and 2020

Army Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, 26, died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from small-arms fire wounds he received in Badghis province in northwest Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2019

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua 'Zach' Beale, 32, was killed by small-arms fire in southern Uruzgan province, Jan. 22

Army Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay, 33, of Cortez, Colo., died after being wounded during combat in northern Kunduz province, March 22

Army Sgt. Joseph P. Collette, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio, died of wounds sustained in combat operations in northern Kunduz province, March 22

Marine Sgt. Robert A. Hendriks, 25, was one of three Marines killed by a car bomb outside Bagram Airfield, April 8

Marine Staff Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, 31, of York, Pa., died in a car bomb explosion outside Bagram Airfield, April 8

Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, was killed by a car bomb outside Bagram Airfield, April 8

Army Spc. Miguel L. Holmes, 22, died in eastern Nangarhar province from wounds sustained in a noncombat incident, May 6

Army Sgt. James G. Johnston, 24, was killed by small-arms fire in southern Uruzgan province, June 25

Army Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley, 32, was killed by small-arms fire in southern Uruzgan province, June 25

Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, 31, a Green Beret medical sergeant from Utah, died from noncombat injuries in southern Helmand province, June 30

Army Sgt. Maj. James 'Ryan' Sartor, 40, died from injuries sustained by enemy fire in northern Faryab province, July 13

Army Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance, 24, of Chicago, died after being shot by an Afghan soldier at a military camp in southern Uruzgan province in a 'green on blue', July 29

Army Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer, 20, died after an Afghan solider opened fire at a base in southern Uruzgan province in a 'green on blue', July 29

Army Master Sgt. Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa, 31, was one of two Green Berets killed in northern Faryab province by small-arms fire, Aug. 21

Army Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez, 35, of La Puente, Calif., was killed during a raid alongside Afghan special forces in southern Faryab province, Aug. 21

Army Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Ard, 31, died of wounds received in combat in southern Zabul province, Aug. 29

Army Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, died in a suicide blast in Kabul, Sept. 5

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, 40, was killed by small-arms fire in central Wardak province, Sept. 16

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk Fuchigami Jr., 25, was killed in a helicopter crash in the eastern Logar province, Nov. 20

Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle, 33, was killed in a helicopter crash, while providing security to ground troops in eastern Logar province, Nov. 20

Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble, 33, was killed in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province, Dec. 23

Army Staff Sergeant Ian P. McLaughlin, 29, died in an IED attack in Kandahar, Jan 1. 2020

Army Private 1st Class Miguel Villalon, 21, die in an IED attack in Kandahar, Jan. 1

Air Force Lt. Colonel Paul Voss, 46, died in an aircraft crash in the Ghazni province, Jan 27

Air Force Captain Ryan Haneuf, 30, died in an aircraft crash in the Ghazni province, Jan 27

Army Sergeant 1st Class Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, 28, died in a small arms fire 'green on blue' attack in Nangarhar when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, Feb. 8

Army Sergeant 1st Class Antonio Rey, Rodriguez, 28, died in a small arms fire 'green on blue' attack in Nangarhar when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, Feb. 8

Army Specialist Branden Tyrne Kimball, 21, died in Parwan in a non-combat related incident at Bagram Air Force Base that is being investigated, Feb. 12

Army 1st Lt. Trevarius Ravon Bowman, 25, , died in Parwan a non-combat related incident at Bagram Air Force Base that is being investigated, May 19

Source: Stars and Stripes, icasualities.org, Military Times, AP

[chowder66]

17. K & R.

[budkin]

12. It won't even matter

We're going to go to the polls in a wave the size of which has NEVER been seen.

[MFM008]

14. It wont help him

Karmas coming for him and it has a big bill.

[brush]

15. I'm betting a lot of those older, white voters are suffering buyers' remorse...

and will vote against the orange turd.

[Wounded Bear]

16. PolitiCON says "Dems are failing!!!!!"

And late add: Keep in mind that following 2018, Repubs are playing catchup in this area.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Thanks, Bear

I was going to ask "Aren't dems way ahead in this already?". The result being touted seems tautological.
You confirmed what I thought was the case.

[Wounded Bear]

19. Everybody is hoping for and working towards continuing the '18 wave...

[NurseJackie]

20. POLITICO: "Dems in Disarray! Dems Falling Behind! Dems Poised to Lose! Dems Disorganized!"

POLITICO: "Dems in Disarray! Dems Falling Behind! Dems Poised to Lose! Dems Disorganized!"

Jesus-FUCK! Give me a god damned break, Politico! Just stop! It's ridiculous! Stop it!

[rockfordfile]

21. Democrats needs to get going

[Bleacher Creature]

22. People need to take a deep breath and read this.

Link to tweet

[LAS14]

23. "But Democrats were suffering disproportionately from the slowdown." Because...

... they're smart and staying at home.