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BTW, I have to admit that I was one of those who predicted that the handling of Brett Kavanaugh by Senate Democrats would motivate GOP voters and independents, and hurt Dem candidates. Maybe it did in a few cases, such as Heitkamp and McCaskill, but overall it apparently didn't hurt Democrats.
I thought that with so many normally low-info people following the hearings, it would boost turnout and boost the GOP vote. Obviously that didn't happen.
I think the Kavanaugh kerfuffle peaked too early and died too quietly to have much steam left in it by the election.
By then, Trump wasn't even trying to sell it to his base. He was banging the fear drum on the Honduran caravan instead.
The combination, though, may have increased his base's motivation to turn out and vote.
I keep hearing about turnout records being smashed in the 2018 midterms, but little explanation as to why. Overall turnout was 49.2, the highest since 1914, and about a 33% increase over 2014, when overall turnout was under 37%. This article says that it was due to President Trump. Donald Trump Drove Record 2018 Midterm Election Turnout | Time
This makes sense, and there doesn't seem to be much alternative reason. President Obama was somewhat of a turnout guru, having doubled turnout in Iowa in 2008, which was his launch-pad. Obama also once noted the Democrats generally did not normally turn out for mid-terms. Not this time!
Any opinions on why?
Yeah, people offended by things Trump said were motivated to vote as were people benefitting from his policies.
BTW, I have to admit that I was one of those who predicted that the handling of Brett Kavanaugh by Senate Democrats would motivate GOP voters and independents, and hurt Dem candidates. Maybe it did in a few cases, such as Heitkamp and McCaskill, but overall it apparently didn't hurt Democrats.
I thought that with so many normally low-info people following the hearings, it would boost turnout and boost the GOP vote. Obviously that didn't happen.
It helped in rural Red State Senate races, but it had little to no effect in suburbia.
Love Loathe or Lump the guy he does get people energized and motivated.
The 2020 elections are going to be "Biggly" dare I say "HUUGE".
Trumps campaign was the stuff of legends and his Presidency a case study that will be talked about like no other from classrooms to kitchen tables round the world.
the ACA destroyed the good healthcare plan I have...
I want out of it
Just wait until Trump delivers on his campaign promise of "everyone's gonna have health care and the government is gonna pay for it" plan. It's going to be terrific.
The Dem overreach on Kavanaugh helped energize Republicans in Republican states.
It also is possible that voters linked it to the Senate but not the House, since the hearing was in the senate. That could explain why the GOP gained Senate seats while it was losing so many house seats.
It also is possible that voters linked it to the Senate but not the House, since the hearing was in the senate. That could explain why the GOP gained Senate seats while it was losing so many house seats.
You DO know it was the same voters right? It has FAR more to do with Republicans defending fewer seats then democrats. 2020 will most likely lose them the senate when they defend more Republican seats.
the ACA destroyed the good healthcare plan I have...
I want out of it
You are speaking for yourself, not the majority.
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