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PunkinPi

(4,878 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:06 PM Jun 2018

We're going to need to do better in November...voting result turnout in NY

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Turnout citywide for yesterday's Dem primaries was 10%, per data whiz @SR_spatial.
Broken down by district:
District 5 (Meeks) 4%
District 9 (Clarke) 9%
District 11 (Dems) 9%
District 11 (GOP) 18%
District 12 (Maloney) 15%
District 14 (Crowley) 12%
District 16 (Engel) 10%

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We're going to need to do better in November...voting result turnout in NY (Original Post) PunkinPi Jun 2018 OP

Shit. Come on people, it's an emergency! VOTE like your life depends on it. Because it DOES! lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #1

We had a great turnout in Colorado. RandySF Jun 2018 #2

We Need An Historic Turnout Across The U.S...... global1 Jun 2018 #3

You're correct, and gave you a K&R! nt PunkinPi Jun 2018 #7

We better get our shit together C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #4

NY has an insane system of having federal and state primaries on different days. nycbos Jun 2018 #5

Those districts are predominantly blue districts. NY_20th Jun 2018 #6

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

1. Shit. Come on people, it's an emergency! VOTE like your life depends on it. Because it DOES!

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Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:08 PM

Jun 2018

RandySF

(59,279 posts)

2. We had a great turnout in Colorado.

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Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:08 PM

Jun 2018

global1

(25,272 posts)

3. We Need An Historic Turnout Across The U.S......

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Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:09 PM

Jun 2018

check out this link to one of my earlier posts of today:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210797613

PunkinPi

(4,878 posts)

7. You're correct, and gave you a K&R! nt

Reply to global1 (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:26 PM

Jun 2018

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

4. We better get our shit together

Reply to PunkinPi (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:10 PM

Jun 2018

or we'll all end up in cages. This is no joke.

nycbos

(6,039 posts)

5. NY has an insane system of having federal and state primaries on different days.

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Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:12 PM

Jun 2018

NY_20th

(1,028 posts)

6. Those districts are predominantly blue districts.

Reply to PunkinPi (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:15 PM

Jun 2018

The are for the most part safe, and so low turnout is to be expected.

I'm not saying that we should accept the results, but those districts are expected to remain safely in the Democratic Party.

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