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People were highly motivated to vote in 2020 due to highly personal reasons: COVID was destroying their lives, and they wanted it to stop. So they turned out (some in person, some by mail). In 2024, the world was much safer, healthier, and economically secure -- unless you lived in a conservative media bubble that tells you it's the worst economy and crime rate ever.

In that reality, the people who are living in the fear-inducing bubble turn out. And the people who aren't particularly informed about the severity of Trump's malfeasance, and are reasonably safe/healthy/secure, stay home.

All of it points to one thing: Certain people only turn out when their scared about their PERSONAL security, not their COUNTRY's safety/security

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