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Originally posted by Colin
Speculation ahead. People seem to be quite pessimistic over the state of the world and especially the economy even in good times. Voters may tend to cast their vote against the party of the president in the mid-term elections more often than not because of that pessimism.
The statistic that confirms your statement is that in only three elections in the past 100 years has the party of the white house actually gained votes in the House.
Interesting statistics from the 2002 mid-term elections.
54% voted split-ticket
19% voted all-Republican
21% voted all-Democrat
(Remainder were not sure or refused to answer)
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What is your speculation...will the Democrats turn out in force next election...or will the same voter apathy exist?