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Actual analyses done on this topic by Pew, Breugel, and National Affairs suggest this effect is largely not true. When considering the entire electorate, a significant number of non-voters lean Republican or are politically unaffiliated and would not support the democratic party.
Further research indicates that, despite popular belief, higher voter turnout does not consistently benefit either party across the board. Over the past 70 years, there has been no strong correlation between increases in turnout and the Democratic vote share in presidential or midterm elections. This suggests that while higher turnout could marginally favor Democrats, it might not drastically alter outcomes.
Democrats could gain some advantage from 100% turnout due to the inclusion of historically underrepresented groups, but the overall impact would likely be less substantial than expected, as the partisan balance among non-voters is more evenly distributed than commonly thought.
The notion that 100% voter turnout would deliver sweeping political control for Democrats is just a comforting illusion—one that feeds into the fantasy that everyone secretly agrees with you. Both parties indulge in this kind of wishful thinking, convinced that non-voters would tip the scales in their favor if only they showed up.
The truth is that America is fiercely divided, and non-voters are just as politically varied as regular voters. Believing otherwise is just a way to avoid confronting how split the country really is.
Also, popular opinion tends to shift to the right when times are tough and times are tough. You can see this happening in Europe as well, every European country.
Sources please
I listed the sources. If you can't manage the independent volition to do a simple Google search, than I'm afraid you're simply going to have to remain ignorant.
Where? I do not see a single source. I see you referencing that such sources exist somewhere, but I fail to see any titles, authors, or web links to actually provide a specific source.
The author and agencies are listed. It's not my responsibility to do the labor of educating you further than I already have. If you need to be hand fed links, then you're going to remain exactly as you are. I've already put enough time into the post. This is close enough to sealioning in my estimation for me to block you. Good luck.
I am not sure how to find this. I actually already looked at a Pew article earliee today and didn't happen to see it there.
I'll link it again and look through it again to see if it's there.
Further, your second point is lacking any source including an author.
Last, whatever source you're quoting specifically important because I'm highly curious what the verbiage actually is. There is a world of difference between someone who "leans" Republican versus someone who will never vote Democrat.
Eta, from above Pew source:
Perhaps if Dems were able to pass easier mail in voting or better legislation generally, people would be more likely to vote for them