It's Election Day!! Will it be remembered as Roevember?

The Daily AM 11/8/2022

Listen to Sarah Jones on Election Day:

Thanks to our paid subscribers, the morning edition of the newsletter is free for everyone for our midterm coverage, which includes the audio portion from Sarah Jones (above) with some important context for us all to keep in mind — as well as the early vote numbers so far, which look good for Democrats.

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Election Day Isn’t What It Used To Be

Election days in the United States have become increasingly tense. The press talks about polarization as if it was something new, but at the presidential level, there has not been a double-digit victory in the popular vote since 1996. Obama’s victory was considered sweeping in 2008, but he only won the popular vote by 7.2%. To find a presidential election that was decided by more than ten points, you have to back to 1996 and Bill Clinton’s wipeout of Bob Dole.

Since 2000, close elections…