2020 Voter Enthusiasm Is High – Especially for Trump Fans nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Just before the 2008 election, 37% of registered voters said they were “extremely” enthusiastic about voting, with 32% “very” enthusiastic. That’s right: More than a year out, we’re at or above 2008 levels of voter enthusiasm.
And the percentage of extremely enthusiastic folks is a lot higher.
So: Is all this excitement attributable to the Resistance? No, not really.
CNN’s cross-tabs break down the enthusiasm numbers in all sorts of ways, but here’s the one that matters most: 79% of registered voters who give Trump a positive job-approval rating are either “extremely” (53%) or “very” (26%) enthusiastic about voting in 2020.
Among registered voters who disapprove of Trump, 66% are “extremely” (43%) or “very” (23%) enthused. All the other cross-tabs tell a similar story: Republicans are more whipped up than Democrats.
And it also means that Trump’s fans really want four more years of this, no matter what Mitt Romney thinks. Maybe that will change before next November, but no one should make bets on it.
