Democratic Base Is More Motivated, But Will They Vote This Fall?

[cal04]

Yes, the Democrats are inept at making the case why they need to be returned to power in Congress. But will they back their way into control this fall simply because they are not rubber-stamping Republicans? A new Pew poll out yesterday indicates that this is possible.

With less than five months to go before Election Day, Democrats hold two distinct advantages in the midterm campaign that they have not enjoyed for some time. First, Americans continue to say they favor the Democratic candidate in their district, by a 51% to 39% margin. Second, the level of enthusiasm about voting among Democrats is unusually high, and is atypically low among Republicans. In fact, Democrats now hold a voter enthusiasm advantage that is the mirror image of the GOP's edge in voter zeal leading up to the 1994 midterm election.

Not only are Democrats, and especially liberal Democrats much more motivated to vote this fall than conservative Republicans, but independents seem to want a Democratic congress.

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[yourout]

1. Bigger question....will they be allowed to vote and will it be counted?

There is way to much at stake for the Pukes to allow a fair and honest election.

[Old and In the Way]

2. How motivated are Republican voters to continue more of the same?

Yeah, I know the Freepi will vote against their best interests, but will the more moderate Republicans do the same? When people like Webb and Kansan Republican leaders start to bail...what about the Republican middle?

[otokogi]

3. it's not a matter of who votes but who COUNTS the votes

VVPB NOW!

[gumby]

4. Huge amounts of 'motivated' voters turned out last election.

Unfortunately, their votes were NOT counted.

It is Extremely important that "voter turnout" be extraordinarily high next time.

listen to Mark Crispin Miller on the subject. Go to http://www.wpr.org/ideas/programnotes.cfm

Go to June 22 at the 9:00 hour. Good show. Especially the smackdown that MCM gives to a real freeper toward the end of the program.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. The important question is WILL THE VOTES BE COUNTED?