re: #369 JordanRules

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Speaking of voter registration, here’s a pretty fascinating thread:

Taking a look at the age distribution in #NY14 Democratic primary, where @Ocasio2018 upset @repjoecrowley.

Notable: you don’t often seen the under-40 vote rival that of the over-60 vote in a midterm primary. pic.twitter.com/URSP5Nk9OC

— Matt Hodges (@hodgesmr) July 17, 2018

So could @Ocasio2018’s surprise #NY14 upset happen in the Midwest? There are many variables to that question.

Here’s that primary’s age distribution compared to one of Ohio’s most liberal districts: #OH09, which was also contested this year.

Left: raw votes

Right: percentage pic.twitter.com/5Nuixq6jek

— Matt Hodges (@hodgesmr) July 17, 2018

So if all the newly registered young voters (through March For Our Lives, Michelle Obama’s initiative, etc) really do show up, the only thing that could possibly save the GOPers is massive Putin fuckery (as in, hacking voter rolls and knocking people off)