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Ultimately this will end up benefiting the Democrats, since they tend to have a harder time turning out voters, and anything that makes voting easier tends to h
by rsheridan6 14y ago
Ultimately this will end up benefiting the Democrats, since they tend to have a harder time turning out voters, and anything that makes voting easier tends to help them.
- MiguelHudnandez 14y agoWould you refer to some sources supporting your argument?
- rsheridan6 14y agoWell, it's conventional wisdom. Here's a source that says bad weather suppresses turnout to the benefit of Republicans. http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/10/weather-affects-elections-so-how-does-election-day-look/ http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/10/weather-affects-electio... The principle is the same. We also have Republicans favoring and Democrats opposing laws requiring voters to show ID, because they both know which side benefits in relative terms from making voting more difficult.