‘We Just Have to Bother the Crap Out of These People’: How the GOP Is Confronting Its Voter Enthusiasm Deficit
- Florida Gov Ron DeSantis described Republican turnout this week as "underwhelming," while Texas candidate Bo French urged Republicans to "get off the bench" amid concerns over lagging voter engagement across battleground states.
- A recent CNN/SSRS survey found 61% of Democratic-leaning voters are highly motivated, up significantly from 34% four years ago, reflecting a dramatic reversal in voter enthusiasm between the parties.
- Kansas GOP chairwoman Danedri Herbert acknowledged ballot-chasing efforts remain a "work in progress," requiring organizers to contact voters up to 10 times, while Durham County GOP chairwoman Christina Crosby cited difficulty communicating President Donald Trump's accomplishments.
- Democrats have opened significant leads in Kansas and North Carolina among voters who skipped the last two elections, according to CNN analysis, while polls in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, and Maine show Democrats holding an edge among highly motivated likely voters.
- Mobilizing Trump's coalition without him on the ballot presents ongoing challenges for the Republican Party, as officials warn that economic concerns and historical headwinds threaten to overwhelm their electoral advantages despite nearly 400,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats in Kansas.
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For Republicans, the alarm signals for the mid-term elections are increasingly coming from their own ranks.
‘We just have to bother the crap out of these people’: How the GOP is confronting its voter enthusiasm deficit
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — For Republicans, the midterm alarm bells are increasingly coming from inside their house. In Georgia, Rick Jackson, the GOP nominee for governor, has expressed concerns that rural voters had grown complacent. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described turnout in his state as underwhelming and said, “Republicans have some work to do.” And in Texas, Bo French, the conservative firebrand running to be the state’s powerful ra…
‘Early voting turnout isn't as strong…’: DeSantis warns GOP; Is Florida Gov race tightening?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is raising concerns over low voter turnout as early voting winds down, warning that Republicans may be sitting out the election. DeSantis pointed to a noticeable drop in voter enthusiasm compared with his sweeping re-election victory, expressing concern that weak turnout could hurt Republicans at the polls. The governor cautioned against waiting until election day and encouraged Republicans to go out there and vote.
DeSantis blames low GOP voter turnout on lack of urgency from COVID-era parents
He said he doesn’t think Republican parents in their 30s and 40s are turning out in the same numbers as they did for his reelection because the urgency isn’t the same when the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic was still fresh.
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