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...rhetorical arguments don't cut it. If absentee ballots were deliberately withheld, or voting machines meted out in a way to create long lines in Democratic districts, with the result that people didn't vote, it is not sufficient rebuttal to point out they don't technically count as "voters turned away".
It may be grammatically correct, but it approaches obtuseness given that we all understand the reality and tactics of voter suppression.
Additionally, merely supposing that voters probably don't know who a candidate is anyway (Connally) hardly constitutes a reasoned response. Presume they do, then explain the odd voting, please.
