A handful of polls ahead of this year’s recall found Republicans were more motivated to vote than Democrats – a factor South argued was blown out of proportion, particularly given the makeup of the electorate.
“Of course (Republicans) were more enthusiastic, because they were trying to kill the king,” South said. “All Democrats have to do is protect the status quo, so obviously there’s going to be a difference in enthusiasm. Why would a Democrat be enthusiastic about a recall targeting their own governor?”
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