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In 2018, Democrats will campaign against Republicans and math
In the 2018 cycle, North Dakota’s Democrats will be trying to take back political ground.
Defending her seat in the U.S. Senate will be Heidi Heitkamp, the only left wing incumbent on the statewide ballot.
In these races, though, Democrats won’t just be running against Republicans. They’ll also be campaigning against an inconvenient mathematical reality.
The Democrats saw turnout for their candidates in North Dakota decline nearly 40 percent from 2012 to 2016.
Read more: http://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/community-columnists/2017/05/in-2018-democrats-will-campaign-against-republicans-and-math/