Reply #5: Quite, Sir [View All]

[The Magistrate]

Republican turn-out was in normal parameters, probably a little lower than usual. There is not much interest in their race, even among their own kind: only the 'usual suspects' trooped out.

The Democratic race is the marquee item, exciting great interest, and pulling in a number of people who do not usually participate. Even the published polls showed as 'undecided' as about a fifth of those they deemed likely to turn out, and most polls throughout this season have shown attachment to a preferred candidate to be pretty soft, since very few Democrats actively dislike any of the leading candidates. There is great latitude for last minute shifts in this sort of environment.