First things first: I was wrong. Nate Silver was right. The Democrats did, indeed, have a turnout miracle. Final exit polling shows the Democrats with a D+6 advantage on election night, essentially matching their D+7 result in 2008, and burying once and for all the myth of the "D+4 ceiling," which Republicans have used to encourage themselves since the days of Clinton.
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Why We Lost: Not Enough Votes
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First things first: I was wrong. Nate Silver was right. The Democrats did, indeed, have a turnout miracle. Final exit polling shows the Democrats with a D+6 advantage on election night, essentially matching their D+7 result in 2008, and burying once and for all the myth of the "D+4 ceiling," which Republicans have used to encourage themselves since the days of Clinton.