GOP angst over voter turnout builds as losses pile up

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5. This is more media bullshit

This is not about Republicans not voting. That is part of it. But you can't explain the numbers we are seeing by soft turnout on one side.

Most of the "over-performance" is exactly what it appears to be: People who usually vote for Republicans are still voting but voting AGAINST the Republican because they are really angry.

The media line is pure bullshit, intended to not hurt the tender feelings of any Republicans. "It isn't that people hate what you are doing. It is just that they aren't that excited about voting this time." No. That's a rationalization, but it is not true.

The way the media tells the story, Republicans can conclude. "Maybe the people love what we are doing with ICE, but we just have to be harsher and meaner so the people will be more excited about voting."