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40% turnout expected in MO (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2020 OP
Hope there's no Republican meddling. RandySF Mar 2020 #1
That's insanely high for a primary, isn't it? Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2
That's high turnout in Missouri xmas74 Mar 2020 #3
In talking to a lot of my Republican trucking buddies, dware Mar 2020 #5
Great info! R B Garr Mar 2020 #6
+1, I think with Truckers it was the tax thing. Red Don removed a ton of deductions from truckers uponit7771 Mar 2020 #7
Yes he did, dware Mar 2020 #8
MO actually doesn't have party registration, you for a party's ballot pstokely Mar 2020 #9
I know, I live here. xmas74 Mar 2020 #11
That sounds pretty good democrattotheend Mar 2020 #4
Missouri Turnout BidenBacker Mar 2020 #10
That's not a great increase democrattotheend Mar 2020 #12
Right BidenBacker Mar 2020 #13
 

RandySF

(57,661 posts)
1. Hope there's no Republican meddling.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 04:37 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Turin_C3PO

(13,650 posts)
2. That's insanely high for a primary, isn't it?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 04:38 PM
Mar 2020

Looks like things will go well for Democrats in November.

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xmas74

(29,658 posts)
3. That's high turnout in Missouri
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:15 PM
Mar 2020

Springfield is extremely red so I don't know what to think. It's the international headquarters of Assemblies of God.

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dware

(12,092 posts)
5. In talking to a lot of my Republican trucking buddies,
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:21 PM
Mar 2020

almost every one of them will vote Democratic if the nominee is Joe Biden, if it's Bernie, they'll not vote, the one constant is that almost all truck drivers are disgusted with the Mango Menace because of the tariffs and a HUGE percentage of truck drivers are either Republicans or Independents.

My take is that a lot of Republicans are voting for Joe in the Primaries.

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R B Garr

(16,920 posts)
6. Great info!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:34 PM
Mar 2020

Thanks for that.

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uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
7. +1, I think with Truckers it was the tax thing. Red Don removed a ton of deductions from truckers
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:55 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dware

(12,092 posts)
8. Yes he did,
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:09 AM
Mar 2020

but our main complaint is his bullshit tariffs, the big trucking companies, Swift, JB Hunt, Land Star, etc, are all doing fairly well, but us independents are struggling for good paying loads.

I'm one of the lucky ones, I've got a very good agent who sees to it that I get good loads with good mileage rates.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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pstokely

(10,511 posts)
9. MO actually doesn't have party registration, you for a party's ballot
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 03:25 AM
Mar 2020

municipal offices are officially non-partisan

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xmas74

(29,658 posts)
11. I know, I live here.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:37 AM
Mar 2020

But its still high turn out and Springfield is extremely red. Driving there for competitions makes me cringe during election season.

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democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
4. That sounds pretty good
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:16 PM
Mar 2020

How does it compare to 2016?

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BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
10. Missouri Turnout
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 03:44 AM
Mar 2020

Wiki says in 2016 it was just over 629,000...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#Missouri

According to this it was ~664,000 in 2020...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/10/us/elections/results-missouri-president-democrat-primary-election.html

About a 5.6% increase. Academic...we ain't gonna win MO anyway but still nice to see Dems coming out.



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democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
12. That's not a great increase
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:41 AM
Mar 2020

In 2016 I think the Republican primary was still competitive by this point. So if turnout in our primaries are not up significantly from 2016 that's not a great sign.

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BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)
13. Right
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 04:01 PM
Mar 2020

A 5% or so increase in turnout is nothing to write home about, especially since it should go up some just from normal population increase alone. But like I said, Mizzou is pretty much a lost cause for the time being. Likely not even close to being a swing state any time soon. But Dem turnout in many other states looks real good so far so I take that as a good sign.

I don't remember Missouri being all that bad back in the late 70s and early 80s when I was working there but I was pretty much apolitical back then so maybe it was and I just wasn't paying any attention. I was too busy chasing skirts, playing softball, getting drunk and trying to learn how to do my job to worry about politics. Ahhh, to be in my 20s again...LOL. That's why Bernie shouldn't have relied so much on the youth vote...they are no more reliable today than I was back then.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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