According to political scientist Michael McDonald, this defies previous patterns, suggesting
Democratic voter mobilization efforts — such as mail balloting — could counter the GOP «enthusiasm» advantage and benefit Senator Kay Hagan.
GR: It seems to me that if this does start to get close and you do start to build more traction, there is going to be an enormous
mobilization of the traditional
Democratic voters, to essentially wash you out by bringing in more people, because the incumbent is in trouble.