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Displaying all articles tagged:
Enthusiasm
vision 2020
May 19, 2020
There’s Only One Way the ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Matters
“Enthusiasm” for a presidential general election candidate is usually exaggerated and often unimportant.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 23, 2020
5 Reasons Pundits Will Overestimate Trump’s Odds of Winning in November
Nobody wants to experience Trump gloating at their expense twice in a row.
By
Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Dec. 11, 2019
Pelosi’s Impeachment Strategy May Leave All Democrats Unsatisfied
House Democrats’ effort to satisfy all factions of their party may wind up disappointing everyone – and further rallying the GOP behind Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 8, 2019
Three Years Later, Trump Has Lost the Element of Surprise
Memories of the shock of Election Night 2016 could become a strategic asset for Democrats, who sure won’t get over-confident in 2020.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Oct. 4, 2018
Will the Kavanaugh Fight Affect the Midterms?
All the noise about Kavanaugh could encourage the older white voters who usually vote in midterms to show up, but Democratic enthusiasm remains high.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Sept. 23, 2018
Lessons From the 2018 Primary Season
Things look good for Democrats as the primaries end, but there remain a lot of tossup races.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 17, 2018
Democratic Wave May Depend on Millennials Becoming Unusually Motivated to Vote
Midterm elections usually show a major dropoff in turnout from young voters. If that happens this fall, the Democratic “wave” could be minimized.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 8, 2018
The Coming Democratic Wave May Be Smaller Than Expected
There are good signs for Republicans that show a Democratic “wave” is no longer certain, but in the end turnout patterns could matter most.
By
Ed Kilgore