Primary Turnout Means Nothing For The General Election

Republican turnout is up and Democratic turnout is down in the 2016 primary contests so far. …

But Democrats shouldn’t worry. Republicans shouldn’t celebrate. As others have pointed out, voter turnout is an indication of the competitiveness of a primary contest, not of what will happen in the general election. The GOP presidential primary is more competitive than the Democratic race. CONT.

Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight

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