Parties working to win the turnout battle
2006-10-23
Source: Washington Times
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rss feedThe outcome of 2006 congressional midterm elections will be decided by one final, frantic battle -- who wins the voter turnout game.
Fifteen days before voters go to the polls to decide which party will control Congress, the turnout game already is being played out in more than a half-dozen battleground Senate races and 40 to 50 closely contested House elections.
Tens of thousands of volunteer party activists have been canvassing voters, identifying supporters and preparing for a 72-hour get-out-the-vote election blitz that will be far more extensive than in any previous campaign, officials in both parties say.
Both sides are playing to their strengths. Democrats are being helped by an anti-Republican climate because of the Iraq war, and Republicans are touting their record on the economy and keeping the country safe from another terrorist attack.
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