Will Obama Voters Fail To Vote Downticket And Saddle The President With A GOP House?

[onehandle]

Presidential year voters fail to vote downticket in shocking numbers.

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	2 (29%)
	No
	5 (71%)
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[Thekaspervote]

1. It makes no sense... But they will

[cali]

2. what makes you think that even if every Obama voter

voted downticket for dems, we'd take back the House? Way to put the responsibility for the deplorable House on dem voters.

[onehandle]

4. Obama voters failed to even vote in 2010.

When Obama wins on Tuesday, there will be no other reason we can't take the House.

A shocking number of Presidential race voters don't vote downticket.

Ask Nate Silver.

[joshcryer]

7. Please link us to that article.

I do not see it on 538 on the last 3 pages.

edit: you edited your post, I assumed you were talking about redistricting. Downticket voting isn't too hard. I can see people not voting for judges or sheriffs or something but congresspeople?

(I voted for the Libertarian because there's no Democrat on the ticket here.)

[onehandle]

11. He mentioned this on one of the MSNBC shows.

Anyway, everyone knows that many voters fail to move past the first page of a ballot.

There is no reason we can't take the House. Except one.

[joshcryer]

15. Does he have stats that Democrats fail to do that more than Republicans or what?

Because it seems like it would be a wash unless he has evidence that it goes one way or another.

I assume by your poll he didn't say that.

So my vote is still pass. I think Obama can easily win the popular vote but because of blatant gerrymandering can still lose the House.

[JackRiddler]

8. Math?

If Obama gets a majority of the vote, and they all vote downticket, that's a majority of the House vote as well, and thus a likely majority of House elections. (Not the same thing, but related.)

House is clearly the most important election if you want to avoid a "Grand Bargain."

[joshcryer]

16. I don't even have a Democrat in my district yet I voted downticket for Democrats.

So this is really a dumb position to take. Also, one cannot ignore the gerrymandering that the Republicans did. They chopped up some districts so bad it's never been this bad in history.

Note: bit the bullet and voted for the Libertarian in the contest here.

[HappyMe]

3. I would hope not.

It wouldn't make a damn bit of sense.

[joshcryer]

5. Gerrymandering.

This is a false question.

[onehandle]

10. Bull. With a successful top ticket, there is no reason we can't sweep it all. nt

[Jennicut]

12. It depends on the district. If there are not enough Obama voters in certain districts then that

is your answer.

[joshcryer]

13. "GOP did control the outcome (of redistricting) of many more than the Democrats."

Read this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.azavea.com/com.redistrictingthenation/pdfs/Redistricting_The_Nation_Addendum.pdf

They're guaranteed at least 159 seats. It's appalling what they did this go around.

(Yes, the Democrats gerrymander too but it's a response to these damn Republicans controlling so many districts and literally chopping up districts insanely.)

[ananda]

6. I so hope not!

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[Flashmann]

9. Fail To Vote Downticket

I don't think so....Not this time.....I hope not anyway.....I will absolutely vote D all the way down...

[99Forever]

14. In all likelihood, yes..

.. but I hope I'm wrong.

[xoom]

17. I dont understand it, but the house will stay gop