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Suburbanites Are More Fired Up than Rural Voters
August 8, 2018 at 5:46 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: “The most significant harbinger from the Ohio race may not be the narrow margin, but the turnout gap between the most and least heavily populated parts of a district that absorbs the close-in suburbs of Columbus and rural stretches of central Ohio.”
“In both Franklin County, which includes Columbus, and Delaware County, the fast-growing suburb just north of Ohio’s capital, 42% of voters turned out. But in the five more lightly populated counties that round out the district, turnout ranged from 27 to 32%.”
“This is an ominous sign for Republicans: The highest-income and best-educated elements of the electorate — those deeply uneasy with President Trump — are showing the most interest in voting.”
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https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/08/suburbanites-are-more-fired-up-than-rural-voters/
