In-person turnout for Alabama GOP runoff is extremely low

[fleur-de-lisa]

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance (U of Alabama Law Professor, MSNBC Contributor, Obama US Atty in B'ham)

Hearing reports that in person turnout today for the GOP primary runoff between Sessions & Tuberville (& some other races) is extremely low, even for a runoff.

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[Mike 03]

1. Thanks for the report!

I know it's two Republicans, but I'm interested anyway.

[Dem2theMax]

2. Me too.

And quite telling that Republicans aren't showing up to vote. Are they afraid of catching Covid-19? Hmmm.

[House of Roberts]

3. Aside from the fact that I'm ineligible,

having voted on the Dem primary, I wouldn't risk sickness and death to vote Republican, period!

[eppur_se_muova]

4. I really hope Tuberville gets it. To thousands of AL voters, he's just That Guy From Auburn ...

... and significant numbers of Tide boosters will NOT be able to hold their noses and vote for him, even if it means losing to a Dem.

Loyalty to team is stronger than loyalty to party for many in AL -- enough to make an otherwise close election a wipeout.

[Hoyt]

7. LOL. Hope you are right about the Tide boosters. But, like my state, there are a lot of rubes

there who are going to vote for the racist when it comes down to it.

[StarfishSaver]

5. Interesting. Maybe this will back Trump and the GOP off of their opposition to mail-in voting

If they realize no mail-in voting means Republicans won't show up to vote in person - although we've seen Democrats will stand in line for hours - they may change their tune.

[Me.]

6. Alert Politico

so they'll stop dissing Dems with fake low turnout warnings