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What I see is democratic voter enthusiasm going up since the SCOTUS overturning ROE. Up from 32% pre-SCOTUS ruling to 40% more enthusiastic after the SCOTUS ruling. Republicans were at 47% more enthusiastic pre-overturning ROE, 46% after. Here’s the question - 78. Enthusiasm About Voting in 2022 Compared to voting in previous Congressional election years, are you more or less enthusiastic about voting in this year’s election?
Even with the overturning of ROE, Republicans are still more enthusiastic about voting than Democrats. Independents like Republicans, the overturning of ROE didn’t enhance or dampen their enthusiasm, 28% pre, 29% post.
The party out of power being more enthusiastic about voting in a midterm is normal. They want to get back in power. But having a 15-20-point gap between the two party’s enthusiasm isn’t normal. This gap the GOP maintain from around July 2021 until the SCOTUS overturning of ROE decision. Which I attribute to what Republicans see as the unwarranted investigation of Trump by the Democratic controlled House. They’re mad. Now that the enthusiasm gap has evened out some, let’s see what happens if Trump is charged and brought to trial. Will the Republican enthusiasm about voting in this midterm go up? Then the second question, will the democratic enthusiasm go down as they got all they wished for? Time will tell as future events take place.
It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.
