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Carl Marlinga: “Democrats tend to be the older voters and the voters who…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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Published | Video Starts at 13:44

And I said, okay, now let me just explain how this happens, that the absentee votes are usually counted the last. They don't have to be, but they usually are. And Democrats tend to be the older voters and the voters who tend to vote by absentee ballot. And therefore, in any election cycle, the majority of the absentee ballots would be democratic. (13:44–13:52)

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