How Will Voter Turnout Affect the Election_Digital

HIGH VOTER TURNOUT IS ESSENTIAL FOR A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY. BUT THE USA HAS LOWER VOTER TURNOUT THAN OTHER COUNTRIES.



REBECCA GREEN, WILLIAM & MARY UNIVERSITY

MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE, PARTICULARLY IN A COUNTRY WITH AS LOW PARTICIPATION RATES AS THE UNITED STATES HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY."



ANALYSTS SAY THIS LOW TURNOUT CAN OCCUR WHEN VOTERS ARE NOT EXCITED BY CANDIDATES, OR POLARIZED BY PARTY POLITICS.



DR. JOHN B GILMOUR, WILLIAM & MARY UNIVERSITY

'THERE ISN'T MUCH BELIEF IN THE ABILITY OF POLTIICANS TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THEM.



ALL EYES ARE ON CERTAIN KEY 'SWING' STATES, WHERE THE NUMBER OF VOTERS SHOWING UP TO POLLS COULD DECIDE THE ELECTION.



MATT KLINK, CAMPAIGN STRATEGIST

"WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS WHO TURNS OUT IN MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, NORTH CAROLINA, ARIZONA AND FLORIDA'



IN A TIGHT RACE WHO SHOWS UP CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS HOW MANY.



WISDOM COLE-HEAD OF YOUTH & COLLEGE ORGANIZING, NAACP

" Gen Z and Millennials are the largest voting bloc in America today." (6 secs)

"If we really got on the same page, we can turn actually out the election." (4 secs)



MEANWHILE, AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CORONAVIRUS CANDIDATES ARE FIGURING OUT HOW TO CAMPAIGN REMOTELY AND DEBATE IS RAGING ON THE ISSUE: WILL VOTERS BE SAFE GOING TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.?



ONE THING IS FOR SURE, THE NUMBERS VOTING AND WHERE THEY VOTE WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE.