In one of the most ridiculous excuses I have seen preemptively given about the potential Democratic losses in the midterm elections, Wendy Schiller, a political science professor at Brown University in an article at The Hill, takes the cake.According to Laurel Harbridge, a Northwestern University political science professor, GOP voters are not typically discouraged by rain. “Republicans are helped by bad weather ... it does harm Democratic prospects.”
Wendy Schiller, a political science professor at Brown University, echoed Harbridge. “Bad weather almost always hurts Democrats,” she said. “The traditional Democratic base tends to include lower-income people and the elderly. Both of those demographic groups have a hard time getting to the polls.”
Emphasis mine.
Where the hell has Schiller been over the last few months?
Gallup:
According to the September data, young registered voters favored the Democrats by 55% to 36% over the Republicans -- a 19-percentage-point margin. That was up from 9 points in August, and contrasts with a 12-point advantage for the Republicans in September among seniors (52% to 40%).
Since Republicans are seeing a 12 point advantage with seniors, isn't it contradictory to claim that if it rains on election day, it will hurt Democrats with the senior vote?
I guess in Schiller's twisted reality Republican supporters do not melt in the rain but Democratic supporters do.
Related:
The Senior Wave: Older Voters Set for Historic Turnout
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