Sean Trende, a numerate political observer at RealClearPolitics, has spotted something in the primary results from Tuesday. Trende's trend is that Republicans are turning out in far greater numbers for primaries than Democrats. In fact, the ratios of Rep to Dem primary voters in various states have almost never been higher over the last six general elections. In Michigan for example, just over half as many people voted in the Dem primary as in the Rep. This even though there were contested races in both primaries. This in Michigan! Michigan!
The eagerness of the center and the right of the electorate to grab the reins and bellow "Whooaa!" can not be underestimated. The full effect of that will not be apparent till the wee small hours of November 3, but it will unquestionably be shock to progressives.
Moderate Dems from relatively conservative districts will be the big losers. By mid-November, they are so gonna regret having gone along with their party's progressive agenda . They are starting to regret having won control of both the House and Senate.
And boy, do they miss Slick Willy.
