Midterm Turnout Surged to 50-Year High

[applegrove]

Midterm Turnout Surged to 50-Year High

https://politicalwire.com/2018/11/08/midterm-turnout-surged-to-50-year-high/

November 8, 2018 at 6:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

"SNIP....

“Voter turnout soared in the 2018 midterm elections, according to an early projection in a new study, potentially reaching the highest level in over 50 years,” NBC News reports.

“An estimated 48.1 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, over 113 million people in total… If that holds it would be the highest rate since 1966, when 48.7 percent of voters participated.”

....SNIP"

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Plus the largest congressional seat pickup for Democrats since 1976

(per Ari with a graph from Brookings Institute)

[Kaleva]

2. Trump could rightly claim credit for both. MAGA!

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Had been trying to hunt down the graph but Ari tweeted it

Link to tweet

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TheBeat w/Ari Melber
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@TheBeatWithAri

Midterm elections were the largest gain for Democrats in 40 years.

"More than any other election, since the Democratic wave against Nixon" - @AriMelber
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6:56 PM - Nov 8, 2018

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. More the merrier