Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
A federal judge’s ruling Thursday could make next week’s election a much-watched turnout test for Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters alike. If the judge rules against voter ID requirements that challengers have been demanding, the elections could be the biggest turnout event of the cycle – with Democrats set for a big turnout edge. But if the ruling goes against the ID requirement, a new look at voter turnout could be on the horizon.
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A federal judge’s ruling Thursday could make next week’s election a much-watched turnout test for Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters alike.
If the judge rules against voter ID requirements that challengers have been demanding, the elections could be the biggest turnout event of the cycle – with Democrats set for a big turnout edge. But if the ruling goes against the ID requirement, a new look at voter turnout could be on the horizon.
President Donald Trump will face his biggest political test yet when he heads to the polls on Tuesday in Michigan, where the presidential race stands closer than ever, and Indiana, where turnout has been sluggish. While these two contests had been reliably red for the GOP, Trump is up by nearly 6 points in Michigan, and ahead by double digits in Indiana.
In what appears to be a final push for voter turnout, both campaigns have made an aggressive push for younger voters – Trump is reaching out to millennials, and Democrats are focused on winning over 20-and-under voters.
Both Trump and his Democratic rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are also making a concerted effort this year to turn out voters not already engaged ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
The Clinton campaign is focused on bringing younger voters across the state who would normally stay home, and making inroads in other states, including Michigan, New Hampshire and Ohio, where younger voters have been key to Trump’s electoral victory. According to the nonpartisan voter contact organization the National Council on Public Affairs, a “decade of generational
