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Antwan Scott
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My understanding, based on reading articles about this race, is that O'Rourke's entire campaign has been based on his belief that he can drive up voter turnout among Democratic-leaning groups. If he can't, then his campaign was toast all along, If he's right, and turnout does surge, it will almost certainly favor him, and will give him his chance to win. If the Democrats can't drive up voter turnout by a substantial margin, then O'Rourke probably never had a chance to start with.
He actually released his plan publicly, and you're right, it involves mobilizing a lot of people who don't normally vote and it will require an intense amount of organizing. I don't doubt he'll get a lot of volunteer energy, with the added bonus that, even if he doesn't win, he could have a big impact down ballot.