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Another interesting slide from lobbyist Bruce Mehlman looks at the impact of a high turnout election. It’s conventional wisdom that high turnout generally benefits Democrats, but the 2016 presidential election proved that’s not always the case.

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Nearly every national poll suggests the 2020 presidential election will be close. And with only a handful of battleground states, the Electoral College could obviously go either way and even opposite the popular vote.

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Despite the sharp attacks on each other in the media this week, neither Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders seemed inclined to lean into their differences during tonight’s debate. The reality is that they’re friends and ideological soul mates and there’s little to be gained electorally by attacking each other.

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By waiting for five weeks to resign after pleading guilty to misuse of campaign funds, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) guaranteed his seat will remain open for the rest of the year.

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If the 2010’s were typified by Republican-leaning primary voters rejecting moderate candidates, the 2020’s may be the decade when Democratic-leaning primary voters start to strike back.

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With just seven candidates on the stage, it was easy to see the two sides of the Democratic party: a progressive wing and an establishment wing.