For weeks, we cats have been hit with MSM headlines about "Democratic drubbings" and "red waves." This morning, however, The Washington Post called the midterms "evenly split." So what's happened?
Well, maybe nothing, or maybe everything. The continued fury over the Supreme Court and Dobbs. The disgust with Benedict Donald and his merry band of insurrectionists. The Republican assaults on student loan forgiveness (young people are taking note). The GOP's loathsome candidates (Oz, Vance, Walker, Lake) and their rampant dishonesty (claiming credit for infrastructure funds they voted against).
Early turnout, as we've been saying, has been breaking records. It's hard to know how Republicans waiting to show up on Election Day are going to counter it. Maybe they will — we'll see. But all we know is that a year ago, the ABC/Washington Post poll of registered voters had Republicans up, 51 percent to 41 percent. Today, it's 49 percent to 48 percent. Although you wouldn't know it from the recent credulous media coverage, this one-point margin hasn't changed in the last six weeks.
An NBC poll shows an even split: Democrats and Republicans both at 47 percent among registered voters, with likely voters putting Democrats ahead by one point. A level playing field.
So, what to do, two days out? We've written post cards, tweeted, blogged, given money, and voted. Tonight, we gave more money to a short list of Senate and gubernatorial candidates who are in tight races. For folks like those, a little extra oomph of cash at the end can help them buy late ads or get more voters out. Organizations like ActBlue make it easy for you to find candidates to support.
Want to do more? You don't even have to live in a key state to help a campaign there. If you're interested in remote GOTV phone banking, for example, SwingLeft will sign you up. Keep up the good work, everybody! We cats PURR.
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