In 2016, many voters in places like Milwaukee, Detroit and Philadelphia declined to vote for whatever reason: apathy, overconfidence that Clinton would win, disillusionment, etc. There were also the dead-enders who threw their votes away at the likes of Jill Stein. But Reuters is reporting that those same places have better understood the threat of malignant demagogue and lawless autocrat Donald "Impeached Forever" Trump, and are ready to send another blue wave to Washington, D.C.:
"As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans’ interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos national opinion polls.
If the trend lasts until Election Day on Nov. 3, it would be a reversal from the 2016 election when rural turnout outpaced voting in urban areas, helping Trump narrowly win the White House.We'll say it again: polls shift, and the only "poll" that counts is the vote on election day, and Dems can't afford to be complacent in any way. Trump will cheat, lie, and smear, and it will get ugly as only he can make it. That's why party unity behind the nominee is vital.
The finding, based on responses from more than 88,000 U.S. adults who took the online poll from August to December 2015 or from August to December 2019, suggests that the 'Blue Wave,' a swell of anti-Trump activism that followed his entry into the White House in 2017, is still rolling across the country’s largest population centers.
Even as Trump commands rock-solid support among Republicans, voters’ interest in going to the polls appears to be growing faster among those who disapprove of Trump than among those who approve of him, according to experts who reviewed the data." (our emphasis)
The evidence of passion and anger among Dems is real, especially now that an emboldened, post-acquittal Trump is flouting the rule of law on his revenge tour, and needs to be maintained no matter who the Dem nominee is. As the mantra goes, “Vote for the one you like, then vote for the one that’s left.”
