Roughly what happened:
- A few days ago, Bovino promised something big
- ICE was being brutal, but not stopping the protests or the hunger strike inside the concentration camps
- Bovino sent in the Proud Boys, but the protesters ran them off
- Gov. Sherrill sent in the state police, who attacked the protesters, including those in “free speech zones”
If you don’t vote (whether voluntarily or because you can’t) then you don’t count to these people.
In this case they are parents of potential voters, and in some cases potential voters themselves. And they are also potential community leaders who can support the politician and get them more votes.