While I assume that most readers of this article will already have been convinced Talarico voters, its potential impact is moreso preventing Paxton votes than enticing Talarico votes.
Focusing on turnout alone assumes that if all eligible voters voted that the less conservative candidate would win, something that cannot be assured for Republican strongholds in the South and Midwest. Increasing turnout without convincing voters of who will best serve their interests in the Senate will just mean that many of the undecided voters overwhelmed by a deluge of anti-‘socialist’ propaganda (for candidates who aren’t socialist to begin with) will vote Republican merely because they are lied into believing that even the most conservative Democrat wants to turn the U.S. into Cuba. While the lifelong impact of anti-socialist propaganda is difficult to counteract, demonstrating that candidates like Paxton are corrupt and untrustworthy can at the very least prevent Republican votes, if not encourage votes for Democrats like Talarico.
A mixture of ‘push’ (to dissuade Republican voters) and ‘pull’ (to entice Democratic voters) strategies will be necessary to win the Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Alaska, and Maine and secure a Democratic majority in the Senate (with a comfortable margin to account for traitors like Fetterman). Turnout is part of the picture, but not all of it.
While I assume that most readers of this article will already have been convinced Talarico voters, its potential impact is moreso preventing Paxton votes than enticing Talarico votes.
Focusing on turnout alone assumes that if all eligible voters voted that the less conservative candidate would win, something that cannot be assured for Republican strongholds in the South and Midwest. Increasing turnout without convincing voters of who will best serve their interests in the Senate will just mean that many of the undecided voters overwhelmed by a deluge of anti-‘socialist’ propaganda (for candidates who aren’t socialist to begin with) will vote Republican merely because they are lied into believing that even the most conservative Democrat wants to turn the U.S. into Cuba. While the lifelong impact of anti-socialist propaganda is difficult to counteract, demonstrating that candidates like Paxton are corrupt and untrustworthy can at the very least prevent Republican votes, if not encourage votes for Democrats like Talarico.
A mixture of ‘push’ (to dissuade Republican voters) and ‘pull’ (to entice Democratic voters) strategies will be necessary to win the Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Alaska, and Maine and secure a Democratic majority in the Senate (with a comfortable margin to account for traitors like Fetterman). Turnout is part of the picture, but not all of it.