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Ruth asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 2 weeks ago

Why don't Republicans that putting voting restrictions, esp in Rustbelt states, CAN hurt GOP turnout as well?

College educated people tend to vote democrat, while less educated people tend to vote Republican-even here in GA, but the difference is more pronounced in states such as PA, Iowa, Mane , Wis. etc.

If Republicans make it more difficult to vote, they are risking losing voters. Those with college degrees can get around voting restrictions much easier than those without one. In fact, Democrats did better in 2018 and 2021 GA election, even though those are special/mid term elections with lower turnout than they did in 2020, when it was easier to vote and turnout was higher.They should be careful about putting in too many restrictions, as they aren't just restricting democrats anymore...

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  • Matt
    Lv 6
    2 weeks ago
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    the GOP does better the less people that vote, they know that most rich white men will be able to vote no matter how many restrictions they put on people, their entire goal is to get less people to vote, because Democrats do better the more people that vote

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    I've been voting for decades. These restrictions are not new. 2020 no restrictions was new. 

  • 2 weeks ago

    Admittedly, a lot of these laws are quite dumb and petty, but democrats are really blowing it out of proportion.

    Do you really think the intelligence level of voters is so low that to these restrictions would prevent significant numbers from voting? I mean really, if that's the case we as a nation are in trouble.

  • 2 weeks ago

    When did having a photo ID become controversial? 

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 weeks ago

    I prefer to use the term "college-degreed" because so many of them do not appear to be educated.  

    I don't see how making people have state-issued ID and having reasonable limits on when and where they can vote (an expansion over when it was just on election day) is somehow "restricting" voting.

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    Matt, the GOP does better when there is a higher percentage of informed voters casting votes.  Democrats do better when there are more uninformed or low-info voters casting ballots.

  • 2 weeks ago

    Illegals and dead people tend to vote Democrat. People who vote more than once tend to vote Democrat too. 

    What's your point here? 

  • 2 weeks ago

    They don't care.  They know that the fewer people who vote the better their chances.  And frequently they specifically target liberal areas while leaving conservative areas untouched with their legislation.

  • 2 weeks ago

    yes.... that tends to happen when laws are applied in a consistent and equitable manner....

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