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Making history and expressing outrage may drive Californians to record turnout
SACRAMENTO — Here’s one election prediction from a nonpartisan expert: Californians will be so enthused about Kamala Harris they could vote in record numbers.
A huge Democratic turnout, of course, would help the party’s down-ticket candidates, especially in pivotal congressional races that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
But what’s so exciting about Harris?
First, she’s a fellow Californian, says Mark Baldassare, veteran pollster for the Public Policy Institute of California. There’ll be home state pride.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-16/column-making-history-and-expressing-outrage-may-drive-californians-to-record-turnout