A week later it's clear the midterms did produce a blue wave - here are the three main factors that

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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/here-are-the-three-main-factors-that-drove-the-democrats-blue-wave.html

A week later it's clear the midterms did produce a blue wave – here are the three main factors that drove the Democrats' triumph

One week ago, three distinct but overlapping currents combined to shift tidal forces in America's midterm elections — and smash the Republican Party's congressional fortress.

Those currents were demographic change, Democratic mobilization and disaffection with President Donald Trump. As is clearer now than on election night, they produced a blue wave that has fundamentally altered the political calculus of the capital.

The demographic changes follow long-established trends. Year by year, the share of whites in the population shrinks while the share of Latinos, blacks and Asian-Americans swells.

Educational attainment keeps rising, especially among women. Declining marriage rates leave a larger proportion of Americans living as single adults. The rural population declines, while urban and suburban areas grow.

All those demographic trends expand the pool of Democratic-leaning voters. But they've been offset in recent midterm elections by low rates of voting among specific Democratic constituencies, most notably young voters and Latinos.

That's where the second current — Democratic mobilization — made a difference. In small but consistent ways, the party's campaigns altered turnout patterns in their favor.

Exit polls provide one basic measure. In 2010 and 2014, about the same number of Democrats and Republicans showed up to vote. This year, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 4 percentage points.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/here-are-the-three-main-factors-that-drove-the-democrats-blue-wave.html

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1. Access to Great Health Care, too!

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2. yes...that was an issue

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3. Please tell Mike Pence

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Not that I give a shit.

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5. He's really turned into a Mini Me of the most pathetic kind.

Trying to imprint on trump.

Pathetic. You have to be in some colossally epic kind of denial to do that. Next thing you know he’ll be wearing an extra long red tie orange face makeup and a yellow Brillo pad on his head.

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7. He tries so hard to pretend he isn't after the presidency

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4. I think the slow resolution to so many races that keeps increasing our success is driving Trump mad

Had it been one big wave of losses for him, I think he could have found a way to blame it on others, but quickly turn the page. This constant drip drip drip of more losses to the Dems has killed that plan for him. He can not do the rallies his narcissism requires to keep him "even" and has no outlet for his frustration. So, he just stews on more bad news reports day in and day out. He can't escape the truth.

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6. He's been mad all his life

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8. In my VA precinct, the proportion was a wash

It's normally about 2 of us to one of them.

The turnout was above normal, but it took all of the extra voters from the garden apartments to counteract the dug-outs who toddled in to vote for Beyer's opponent.

((And if you could have made the pollworkers feel useful but didn't show up, BOO!))