Opinion: Trump fatigue is fueling Shelby’s massive voter turnout
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
The massive turnout is being driven in large part by the laser-focused desire to get Trump and his enablers out of the White House. But turnout also is being fueled to a lesser degree by Trump supporters.
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