One simple explanation for more Republican engagement is that Donald Trump is driving people to the polls, even if two-thirds have not voted for him. In New Hampshire, half of eligible voters cast a ballot in either of the party primaries, mostly in the Republican one. Primary turnout in Michigan broke records in the state (see chart below); 2.5m people voted, 1.3m of them in the Republican contest. More than 4.2m participated in the primaries in Texas, the most in the state’s history. On the Democratic side, turnout may have fallen since 2008 because Hillary Clinton’s supporters think she has the race in the bag. That reckoning could change if, after today’s elections in Ohio and Illinois, Mrs Clinton once again feels the Bern. One thing hasn’t changed: although turnout is higher, the vast majority of voters are still sitting it out.
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