Seems you and the Democratic Party feel the same. Why worry about the electorate if you can point to the right and say vote for us or get that? Only the future will tell how well that will work. But as a lifelong Democrat tired of the BS, 30 years of that β still ending in Trumpism β isnβt it.
I agree with you. I believe anyoneβs rationality to distance themselves from the Democratic Party has a lot to do with how Democrats have chosen to campaign, and failed to meet the urgency. Iβm saying Iβm not seeing that distancing translate into voters staying home on a large scale, comparatively.
To be clear, both are a problem.
Do you think voters are going to trust the next election when Democratic Party leaders arenβt even out here talking about how to secure them? I do think itβs going to affect voter turnout. I do think their failure to lead right now is going to be consequential.
I donβt know about other voters, but I wonβt trust the results without full paper audits. It wonβt stop me from voting, but I agree that itβs bound to impact turnout. To be sure, you and I acknowledging that reality will never be more responsible than the partyβs inaction, like your OP was stating.