Bury Biden! That's the number one priority of progressive Democrats, who think President Donald Trump is dead man walking and Biden is the only one standing in their way of electing a true believer — that an avalanche of minority and progressive voters will undoubtedly end the Trump presidency. Unfortunately for the progressives, the data show this is a fool's errand. People are creatures of habit — if they don't vote, they don't vote. Barring a national security crisis or economic downturn — two events over which the Democrats have zero control — it's going to be nearly impossible for a turnout strategy to win.
The fact is election turnout in a presidential year is very hard to increase. Using data from the United States Election Project of the University of Florida (surprisingly no one seems to agree on exact turnout figures over time, but all sources agree on the changes over time), since 1968 turnout averaged 56.5 percent.
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