What do you and President Trump have in common? You’ll both soon be sweating your midterms.
The congressional elections that take place midway through a president’s term are known as midterms. Even though President Trump, a Republican, won’t be on the ballot, how well his party performs in the November vote is seen as an important test of the president’s popularity.
And President Trump is probably a big part of why interest in this year’s midterms seems to be higher than usual.
“Trump always talks about how he’s good for ratings, and I think that’s right,” says Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “There’s a lot of intensity of emotion about politics on both sides. A lot of people are passionate supporters of the president, and a lot of people are very angry at the president.”
Kondik thinks all that emotion will translate into higher voter turnout than usual for the midterms.
What do you and President Trump have in common? You’ll both soon be sweating your midterms.
The congressional elections that take place midway through a president’s term are known as midterms. President Trump, a Republican, won’t be on the ballot, but the November vote is still critical to him. How well his party performs is seen as an important test of the president’s popularity.
And President Trump is probably a big part of why interest in this year’s midterms seems to be higher than usual.
“Trump always talks about how he’s good for ratings, and I think that’s right,” says Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “There’s a lot of intensity of emotion about politics on both sides. A lot of people are passionate supporters of the president, and a lot of people are very angry at the president.”
Kondik thinks all that emotion will lead to higher voter turnout than usual for the midterms.