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Mike Rounds: “The President was not on the ballot, which means a lot of…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Do you, do you agree with that assessment in terms of what you saw out of California or even, even, frankly, the, the way New York City ultimately. Went, The President was not on the ballot, which means a lot of his supporters probably didn't come out to vote. We recognize that that's going to be the way it is in two more years as well, but normally in this time of the, in the mid, mid range of that first time around for any president, it's tough to keep the momentum going. (02:01–02:06)

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Asserts that the absence of the President on the ballot likely led to lower voter turnout among his supporters.

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