Summary

The 2024 presidential election saw record-high turnout nearing 2020 levels, with over 152 million ballots cast.

Donald Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, defying conventional wisdom that high turnout benefits Democrats.

Key swing states like Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania had increased turnout, with Trump outperforming Kamala Harris in battlegrounds despite her strong voter mobilization.

The GOP’s focus on early and mail voting, as well as targeting infrequent voters, proved effective, signaling a shift in Republican turnout strategies in the Trump era.

  • yeahiknow3@lemmings.world
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    4 days ago

    Harris had 73 million votes. Biden had 81 million. The population and consequently the number of democratic voters has also increased by several million.

    If you do the very basic arithmetic, there are at least 10 million democratic voters who didn’t turn out in 2024. Hope that helps.

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        3 days ago

        You have been rude since your first comment. You have expressed confusion at why you were wrong while simultaneously expressing large amounts of condescension towards anyone who provides you an alternate explanation.