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Title: Why did voter turnout increase in 1984 Post by: OSR stands with Israel on April 02, 2018, 05:43:20 PM In 1984 it was pretty obvious throughout the campaign Reagan was going to win a huge landslide while in 1980 the polls were very Volatile and in 1980 there was a third party candidate polling above 5% so why was turnout higher in 1984 than in 1980.
Title: Re: Why did voter turnout increase in 1984 Post by: twenty42 on April 02, 2018, 08:37:03 PM 1984 was very much a popularity contest for Reagan...there were a lot of people who came out just to vote for him and nobody else. This explains the wide downballot disparity (Democrats actually won the popular vote in both houses despite Reagan’s 18-point landslide). My guess is that the overwhelming majority of Reagan-only voters in 1984 probably didn’t vote at all in 1980, thus explaining the spike in turnout.
Title: Re: Why did voter turnout increase in 1984 Post by: Liberalrocks on April 02, 2018, 10:18:12 PM 1984 was very much a popularity contest for Reagan...there were a lot of people who came out just to vote for him and nobody else. This explains the wide downballot disparity (Democrats actually won the popular vote in both houses despite Reagan’s 18-point landslide). My guess is that the overwhelming majority of Reagan-only voters in 1984 probably didn’t vote at all in 1980, thus explaining the spike in turnout. Title: Re: Why did voter turnout increase in 1984 Post by: mencken on April 04, 2018, 06:28:46 AM The #NeverReagan RINOs from 1980 swallowed their pride and admitted Reagan was a success.
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