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Stuart Rothenberg – Let’s Poke Holes in the “Anti-Incumbent” Hype
“There are plenty of data showing that voters distrust politicians, are unhappy with the direction of the country, have a low opinion of Washington institutions and officeholders, and are sympathetic to “outsider” candidates preaching change…But this mood has not resulted in voters engaging in a scorched-earth policy against incumbents or in most “establishment” candidates falling in primaries. It simply hasn’t happened.”
http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2010/06/lets-poke-holes-in-anti-incumbent-hype.html
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Republicans’ Midterm Voting Enthusiasm Tops Prior Years – largest in Gallup history dating to 1994
Chris Cillizza said ”Put simply: Midterm elections tend to be low turnout affairs, making the two party bases — the most reliable of voters — even more important. When one party’s base is, to borrow a phrase, fired up and ready to go and the others isn’t, major change can happen.”
http://www.gallup.com/poll/140819/Republicans-Midterm-Voting-Enthusiasm-Tops-Prior-Years.aspx
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