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Originally Posted by El Blanco
You think the Democrats current strategy is bad? Have you seen voter turnout the last few decades? Ronald Reagan has had the only significant increase for a long time. The common theory is because he focused on a more positive campaign rather than just burying Carter and Mondale.
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Actually, the overall two-party turnout was higher in 1976 than in 80, which had a (unfortunately) traditionally low turnout. You're right about 1984, though. Reagan pulled in about 58% of the vote, which is (again, unfortunate) high for us.