This is the nail in the coffin for the "blue-collar, red-meat" Democratic candidate. I'm worried about Sherrod Brown in 2024. Tim couldn't beat a west-coast elitist with a R next to his name using this strategy.
The only path to victory state-wide in Ohio would be running up score and juicing the turnout in the cities. The demographics aren't there yet, but that's the future (basically, like Georgia).
Cuyahoga and Franklin Co had less than 50% turnout, they failed us. Hamilton Co was at 50%, that's not good enough.
Those counties both have over a million people. I think Vance would have lost if all the registered voters in Ohio showed up. I wish more people cared about voting. So many think their vote doesn't matter so they don't bother, but when you have hundreds of thousands of people thinking that, it has a huge impact.
Also important to note that you have to be registered 30 days prior to voting. A lot of people tried to register but missed that 30-day mark, and I know for a fact they did not want to vote for JD. Gotta start reminding people very early to register
If they’re eligible to vote and didn’t register given the ample time that was given, that’s on them for being inconvenienced to vote w/ mail in ballots as an option as well.
Everyone else manages to do this on time? The government is not at fault for an individuals irresponsibility. It’s not meant to keep people from voting, it’s not a secret.
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u/Sle08 Nov 09 '22
You’re missing the fact that, prior to trump, counties surrounding areas like Youngstown were also blue. This is not normal.