Persuade (v): to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action

Persuade (v): to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
It took awhile this month, but here it is: by far, the worst idea of February 2018.
Amidst all the stories of boosted African-American turnout, lower-than-expected rural white turnout, and increased suburban voting for Democrats, there was an under-the-radar constituency that very well may have won Doug Jones his Senate seat last night.