What Voter Dissastisfaction and Low Turnout Could Mean for November

What Voter Dissastisfaction and Low Turnout Could Mean for November

Studies out this week and an op-ed column by Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) highlight the dreadful effect polarization and dysfunction have had on American politics and voters’ faith in the system. A Pew Research Center survey found that anti-incumbent sentiment is as high as it has been before a midterm election in at least 20 years. Fewer than half of all registered voters in both parties want to see their own representative reelected to Congress. Neither political party has a clear lead with voters at this point, according to Pew, but Republicans hold a slight advantage over Democrats in enthusiasm. Independents are the least enthusiastic about voting in this year’s midterms.
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