Low Information Voter

I've said all along that this will just be a bunch of noise if the economy grows and people become more financially secure/well off.  That goes for both parties, and everyone in between.  Look around, do you see people NOT going on with their lives?  And if you're lucky enough to be invested in the stock market you've likely had an amazing year.....even though if you turn on the TV and listen to the talking idiots you'd think the world was on fire and we're all about to die.  Nah.

But I'll tell you what people do pay attention to......they pay attention to disgruntled people.  Protesters blocking highways, ballplayers taking a knee, people disrupting their day.....and far contrary to what the people involved in those activities think, the overwhelming response is a giant "FORK YOU!!"  That's how Trump became President, and that's why attendance for the NFL and revenues for advertisers are down, among other things that disgruntled folks have tried to take advantage of. 

People don't have time for stupid.  They're raising families, trying to better themselves in their jobs, and enjoying their recreation time.  But, they see stupid on TV......and then they vote their wallets.  It's a win/win for conservatives right now......I hope it continues and that liberals never learn. 

I think a good number of Americans are "NO Information Voters..."

I think the less information people have or seek out, the less likely they are to vote at all - especially for midterms like you said.

I work with some guys in Belarus and their comment on the U.S. elections is: "well, at least you have a choice".

Deep down, I don't care which "team" you vote for -- in a lot of ways I wish we had a parliamentary system with lots of small parties forming a coalition.  But it is what it is.  But hearing that opinion from guys who are living in a dictatorship, more or less, reinforces to me how important it is to participate.