2018 midterms by the numbers | Evan Siegfried

cheshirecatstrut:

Young voters (18-29), saw a 56 percent surge over its 2014 turnout, which is the highest increase in turnout among any age group. While only 31 percent of eligible younger voters showed up to the polls, this is an increase of several million voters and were to the benefit of Democrats. As Harvard University’s John Della Volpe noted, it is estimated that the overwhelming majority of the added young voters backed Democrats and were primarily responsible for the wins of Democratic candidates.

Demographic shifts:

Three voting blocs saw major shifts toward Democrats from 2014 to 2018: Women, young voters and senior citizens. The following shifts are of note:

Women voters went from D+4 in 2014 to D+19 in 2018
Young voters were D+11 in 2014 to D+35 in 2018
Voters 65 and older broke R+16 in 2014, but shifted toward Dems and were R+2 in 2018

2018 midterms by the numbers | Evan Siegfried

kazoomusic:

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thehypnobunny:

the-late-adopter:

shitifindon:

drethelin:

ozymandias271:

what does “men who adhere to strict gender binary” even mean tho

NO ONE adheres to the gender binary! NO ONE FITS THEIR GENDER ROLE PERFECTLY! THAT’S THE POINT! AARRRGGH! 

NOOOOO OOOOONE…. ADHERES TO THE GENDER BINARY LIKE GASTON!

Originally posted by clarabellecow

when I try to hear this in my head my mental voice is incapable of pronouncing it fast enough to fit the timing of the line

“noooo oooone… adjksjfksfjslenry like Gaston!”

and when I try to fit it to one of the longer such lines, my mental voice becomes too confused about conflicting scansion to continue

no one’s droll like gaston
no one’s swole like gaston
no one fits his assigned gender role like gaston

I’m especially fond of the paaaatriaaarchy
My what a guy that gastooon

Bless you for making it scan

NOW I CAN’T READ IT WITHOUT SINGING IN MY HEAD

No one’s droll like Gaston,
No one’s swole like Gaston,
No one fits his assigned gender role like Gaston!
For there’s no one online half as phony,
His tinder’s got dick pics to spare,
You can ask any neckbeard or brony
They’ll show you (no homo) whose trilby they’d wear!
No one drawls like Gaston
Or catcalls like Gaston,
Or manspreads on the train in a sprawl like Gaston!
I’m especially fond of the paaaatriaaarchy!
My what a guy that Gastooon!

…I’m not sorry.