# How are the Republicans going to avoid a repeat of the 2020 election?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Tags:** trump
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360 "2024-07-17T02:38:48Z")
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### Author: ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360/21 "2024-07-17T21:33:57Z")

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There was once an incumbent advantage. There is no more: people are angry. Beats me why, but they are, everywhere I look. So they don’t have to change anything. The change has happened all on its own, and it seems to be to their advantage.  
That, and cheat, litigate in bad faith, and most of what has been written up-thread. I feel it is looking bad. But I am not a Republican. They must be feeling differently.

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### Author: ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-republicans-going-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-the-2020-election/1004360/22 "2024-07-17T21:41:25Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> It’s all about turnout. High voter turnout is bad for republicans.
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> So, suppress voter turnout any way they can. And they are definitely trying in a myriad of ways.

> [@snowthx](#):
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> Right. They’re not trying to get more people to vote for Republicans, but working to ensure less people vote for Democrats.

I also feel this is the key strategy for Republicans. They know there is a hard core of maga voters who will show up and vote for Trump, regardless of what happens between now and Election Day. So they have to make sure that Trump core doesn’t get outvoted by other people.

So the Republicans are going to push an unusual strategy. Instead of typical narratives like _“Here’s why you should vote for our guy”_ or _“Here’s why you should vote against the other guy”_ their narrative will be _“Here’s why you shouldn’t bother voting.”_

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