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The Two-Party Primary That Never Had a Crowd	P. Vela	2026-09-07	Politics	politics	article	Voter lists up, enthusiasm down — how the ground shifted anyway.

Voter lists up, enthusiasm down — how the ground shifted anyway. The primaries drew record registrations but the smallest crowds in memory, and both outcomes are true at once.

Organizers blame the calendar; political scientists blame the weather; the poll workers blame their feet. Nobody is entirely wrong.