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grantcart

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Wed May-05-10 11:45 AM
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23. It would be an interesting angle IF repeat IF

they were comparing races with competive primaries.

Voting falls off in a primary when there is no competition.

For example in the CA governor race the Republicans have a competitive primary but the Democrats do not.

Expect to see huge numbers of Republicans voting but very few Democrats.

Does this mean that the Republicans have increased their numbers in CA - no.

Also the more competitive the Republican primary the more likely that the primary is pulling the Republican Party to the far right and make them less viable in the general.

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