re: #153 Killgore Trout

Higher turnout usually helps the Dems because there are simply more dems. As more of the population turns out the percentage of Dems will statistically increase.

Latest Gallup polling numbers. Party identity:

Democrat: 35%
Independent: 49%
Republican: 13%

That would mean the Democrats (assuming the would all vote for Coakley and you never know) would have to get at least 16% of the independent voters.