Measuring the Midterm Intensity Gap

There is a lot of talk about intensity of voters these days, and for good reason. It was the greater intensity of support among Donald Trump backers and the relative ambivalence of many who intended to support Hillary Clinton that likely made the difference in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where a combined 78,000 votes determined the winner.

But how much of an intensity gap is there today between the Democratic and the Republican sides? CONT.

Charlie Cook