Reply #18: I doubt it

[RZM]

Turnout is always down in midterms. Many people don't follow politics that closely -- they care about the President, but often can't name their Rep or Senators (let alone their rep/senator in the statehouse). I'm not sure a lot of the people who stayed home qualify as 'the left.' Many were your run of the mill 'apathetes,' if you will, who can only be bothered turn out once every four years, if that.