'enthusiasm gap' what a load ....

[spanone]

the republicans are 'more enthusiastic' about voting than dems

the new media meme

...and this translates to what?

it means nothing

[Ozymanithrax]

1. It may mean something in Novemeber....

We don't know yet.

If Republican/Conservatives get out to vote in larger numbers because they are more driven to remove everything even remotely centrist or liberal than office, it could mean a lot.

We are have a Democratic Republic elected by a majority of those who bother to vote.

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. It translates to -

Republicans are giving republicans what republicans want, while Democrats are not giving democrats what democrats want.

What's to be enthusiastic about?

[Greyhound]

3. Issue, meet nutshell.

:thumbsup:

[ThomWV]

4. One of the keys to Republican Propaganda is cultivating self-fufilling prophecies.

If they say it enough it will become true. One of the very worst about this is Chuck Todd, a slimy bastard if there ever was one.

[27inCali]

5. a vote is a vote whether it's cast with enthusiasm or not

an R voter can be raving mad when they vote, it still just counts for one vote.

[Fumesucker]

6. True, but who is more *likely* to vote?

The person who is really worked up and raring to go or the person who is "meh"?