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For the Pundits, the 2022 Elections Will Likely Have a Surprise Ending [1]

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Date: 2022-10-26

Robert Creamer

Democracy Partners

For the pundits, the story of the 2022 elections is likely going to have a surprise ending.

Many of the pundits predict a MAGA Republican victory on November 8th.

They rely on polls of the voters who they “think” will vote.

What they’re missing, is that while they talk to each other on TV--thousands of their fellow Americans are quietly knocking on doors-- calling and texting their neighbors – taking action to make sure that millions of voters who don’t usually vote in Mid-Term elections cast their ballot in this critical election year.

You’d think they’d learn their lesson.

They made the same mistake in Conservative Kansas when their polls said Kansans were closely divided on the constitutional amendment on abortion.

But when the results were in, Freedom of Reproductive Choice won by almost 20%... all because of an unexpected flood of turnout from women throughout the state.

They made the same mistake in the August special election in Upstate New York -- where all the pundits expected Republican Marc Malinaro to hang on to a Republican seat. But the Democratic voters turned out in unexpected numbers and Democrat, Pat Ryan won by two points.

And it happened again in Alaska, where former Democratic legislator, Mary Peltola defeated former Republican Governor Sarah Palin in Alaska’s in a special election. Alaska hadn’t elected a Democratic Member of Congress in 49 years. None of the pundits saw it coming.

And of course, we all remember how the pundits practically guaranteed that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in 2016… and we all know how that turned out.

The pundits get it wrong because they forget that what matters is who actually votes. And this year, that’s something we can all do something about.

The thousands of volunteers who have been working to get vote out in 2022 have already had a massive impact. Early Voter turnout is on a path to set an all-time record for Mid-Term elections.

A wave of Blue votes is building…. and if we all join the army to get out that vote… it will crash into American history on November 8th. We’ll hold the house. We’ll elect at least two more Democrats to the Senate… we’ll shock the pundits… and next year we will pass the most transformative legislative agenda in 50 years….. restoring the Freedom of Reproductive Rights, passing the Freedom to Vote Act, lifting the incomes of ordinary Americans, reigning in the price gouging of giant corporations – and stopping the MAGA forces that would take away our Freedoms cold.

So if you're concerned about Democrats succeeding, don't whine; work! The power to win is in our hands. Seize it right now by volunteering at BlueIn22.org.

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