This Is The Impact
Yesterday, I told you that there was no national trend that could be drawn from Tuesday’s elections across the country, despite folks on both sides trying to claim there was, and that it was in their favor.
There was one small thing, however, that we might be able to look to…and that’s how interested voters continue to be.
I said in this space Tuesday that it was up to all of us to make sure to vote, to send a signal to the world—especially elected officials—that we, the people, were watching. I claim no credit for the turnout…but it seems Iowans were dialed in to the idea.
A record number of Iowans voted in this week’s municipal and school district elections, far surpassing the number for a similar election four years ago. This in the wake of all the fear mongering by Democrats that changes to Iowa’s election laws was voter suppression.
Hard to make a good claim of suppression, with record turnout. Of course, that’s because the suppression claim was always false and a smokescreen for the desire of some to remove standards that guarantee integrity of the ballot–that makes it easier to cheat, obviously.
Hard to make a good claim of suppression, with record turnout. Of course, that’s because the suppression claim was always false and a smokescreen for the desire of some to remove standards that guarantee integrity of the ballot–that makes it easier to cheat, obviously.
425,000 Iowans voted in Tuesday’s election…up from 358,000 who voted when the same races were on the ballot two years ago, the first time municipal and school board elections were paired in November. That election saw school election participation go up by 156% in that year alone.
So if there is a message…it’s that voters are very much engaged, thank you…despite the attempts by those who crave power to turn regular folks away through their poor governing, and attempts to corrupt the electoral process.
