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Originally Posted by Exo
You think this combined with the Jan 6th hearings will sway swing voters blue next election? Obviuously there are a lot of crazy conservatives who are happy, but what about the millions of moderates who are pissed?
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I just realized that I didnt really address this in my last post like I thought that I did.
I think it's an interesting question - there's certainly D voters who will be more motivated - as I think we know, turnout for the midterms is much lower than a general election so this will help in that regard.
But for swing voters...I don't know. I think a lot of it depends on how effective the messaging is - and that will surely vary depending on the state/politician/etc. I know the average swing voter was disgusted by what happened on Jan 6th when it happened - but how tuned in are these same swing voters on the hearings about it now? I don't know.
If I had to bet right now, I'd bet that it won't quite be enough to stop Republicans from making a lot of gains. But I guess we'll see. If the Biden admin still wants to get some **** done, the sooner the better, I'd think - before the midterms come around and possibly make it more difficult to get anything done.