If The GOP Is In Good Shape This Election Our Country Needs Its Head Examined.

[Proud Public Servant]

9. It's Ferguson writ large

Not "Ferguson" as in the shooting of Michael Brown. "Ferguson" as in the town that's run by a minority because the majority doesn't vote.

That's us, especially at midterms. The New York Times reported several months ago that the Democrats' key to not getting slaughtered is the young single woman vote. Stu Rothenberg said again recently that he sees teh GOP picking up 7 Senate seats, but the Dems could actually hold the Senate is they turn out young single women on election day.

You know who, historically, doesn't vote in midterms? Young single women. It's why GOTV is so important to us, and voter suppression tactics are so important to them.

Beyond that, though, what's taking place is also the Big Sort continued. The only races that actually surprise me this election season are WI (gov), MI (gov) and IA (sen). Otherwise, it's largely them winning their states and us winning ours, as the civil war enters year 154...