Beasley's performance was shockingly good despite Dem turnout in NC

[wbrocks67]

As voter files continue to roll in, the fact that Beasley only lost by 3% in NC despite all of this is pretty incredible:

Voter turnout by race:
Whites: 58%
Blacks: 42%
Asians: 39%
Indians: 37%
Hispanics: 26%

Voter turnout by age:
18-25: 24%
26-40: 34%
41-65: 59%
66+: 71%

Voter turnout by registered party:
Republicans: 59%
Democrats: 51%
Unaffiliated: 44%

https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/voter-turnout/2022-general-election-turnout

[wbrocks67]

It sounded like Beasley was interested in AG for 2024, and with prez turnout and Biden/Stein on the ticket, I think she definitely should.

[wbrocks67]

Had Dems more seriously invested here and had a serious turnout effort with black voters, Beasley may have been able to squeak out a win.

The very good news for Ds is metro Raleigh still swung left despite Budd being one of the more "normal" Rs, which suggests the leftwards shifts there are very reliable.

Most suburbanites seem to have come to the conclusion there are no “normal” republicans. And republicans seem in to hurry to convince them otherwise. Wake county is 53% college educated compared to 30% statewide.

Yep, Fetterman's performance in the Philly suburbs basically solidified this.