With just five days to go until Election Day, Democrats appear to have a significant advantage over Republicans when it comes to voter enthusiasm.

According to new polling from Gallup, 77% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters say they’re more enthusiastic about voting than usual, versus 67% of Republicans and GOP-leaning voters who say the same.

That’s a slightly higher level of enthusiasmfor Democrats than they had just before the 2008 election, when that same poll found that 76% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters were more enthusiastic than usual about voting. Barack Obama would go on to win that year in an Electoral College landslide.

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    4 hours ago

    One body can reject forever, nothing forces them to accept.

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      4 hours ago

      That’s not how it works.

      When the EV’s for a state are counted, the House and Senate have one opportunity to object.

      If there is an objection, a vote is called. A majority in both houses is necessary to reject those EVs.

      If there is not a majority in both houses then the motion fails, the EV’s are accepted, and the VP moves on to the next state.