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"Sidoti and Martin begin their dispatch, datelined Indianapolis, as follows:
It turned out anger didn't translate at the ballot box.
Voters in North Carolina and Ohio kept their incumbents while those in Indiana turned to an old Capitol Hill hand--Republican Dan Coats--in Tuesday's primaries despite the nation's bottom-of-the-barrel support for Congress and frustration with the Washington establishment."
But, the facts, on turnout, were clear to others:
" By the end of the day, however, the Republican turnout in the Indiana Senate primary was the highest this decade, including presidential election years.
Compare this with National Journal's coverage:
Turnout among Dem voters dropped precipitously in 3 statewide primaries on Tuesday, giving the party more evidence that their voters lack enthusiasm ahead of midterm elections. . . . By contrast, GOP turnout was up almost across the board."
Bottom line, per the numbers, is that this is going to be a strong GOP year and a strong year against the establishment:
"And National Journal, unlike the AP, has numbers (all voter counts are rounded to the nearest thousand):
Ohio Democratic turnout was down to 663,000 from 872,000 in 2006. Four years ago, neither the candidate for governor nor for senate (both of whom prevailed in the general election) had a primary opponent, whereas this year there was a competitive primary for the open seat now held by Sen. George Voinovich. On the Republican side, 728,000 voters turned out, even though the highest-ranking office with a contested primary was secretary of state.
In North Carolina, 425,000 Democrats turned out to vote in a competitive primary to replace Sen. Richard Burr--a turnout of 14.4%, down from 18% in 2004, when the Senate primary was uncontested and the incumbent Democratic governor "faced only a gadfly candidate." On the Republican side, 373,000 voters turned out this year for an uncompetitive primary, up from 343,000 "in the equally non-competitive primary in '04."
The Indiana Republican primary attracted 550,000 voters, up 14.6% from 2006, when Sen. Richard Lugar ran unopposed."
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"Sidoti and Martin begin their dispatch, datelined Indianapolis, as follows:
It turned out anger didn't translate at the ballot box.
Voters in North Carolina and Ohio kept their incumbents while those in Indiana turned to an old Capitol Hill hand--Republican Dan Coats--in Tuesday's primaries despite the nation's bottom-of-the-barrel support for Congress and frustration with the Washington establishment."
But, the facts, on turnout, were clear to others:
" By the end of the day, however, the Republican turnout in the Indiana Senate primary was the highest this decade, including presidential election years.
Compare this with National Journal's coverage:
Turnout among Dem voters dropped precipitously in 3 statewide primaries on Tuesday, giving the party more evidence that their voters lack enthusiasm ahead of midterm elections. . . . By contrast, GOP turnout was up almost across the board."
Bottom line, per the numbers, is that this is going to be a strong GOP year and a strong year against the establishment:
"And National Journal, unlike the AP, has numbers (all voter counts are rounded to the nearest thousand):
Ohio Democratic turnout was down to 663,000 from 872,000 in 2006. Four years ago, neither the candidate for governor nor for senate (both of whom prevailed in the general election) had a primary opponent, whereas this year there was a competitive primary for the open seat now held by Sen. George Voinovich. On the Republican side, 728,000 voters turned out, even though the highest-ranking office with a contested primary was secretary of state.
In North Carolina, 425,000 Democrats turned out to vote in a competitive primary to replace Sen. Richard Burr--a turnout of 14.4%, down from 18% in 2004, when the Senate primary was uncontested and the incumbent Democratic governor "faced only a gadfly candidate." On the Republican side, 373,000 voters turned out this year for an uncompetitive primary, up from 343,000 "in the equally non-competitive primary in '04."
The Indiana Republican primary attracted 550,000 voters, up 14.6% from 2006, when Sen. Richard Lugar ran unopposed."
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