In 2012, single women backed Obama by 38 points. Obama received 93% of the African-American vote, 73% of Asian-American vote, and 71% of the Hispanic vote. Obama also received 60% of the 18-29 vote.

All of these critical voters are less likely to turn out this year for the midterms, according to the Washington Post’s Plum Line, which received more detailed polling data:

• Among unmarried women, only 29 percent are more enthusiastic about voting, while 57 percent are less enthusiastic. By contrast, married women who are more likely to vote Republican are more enthusiastic by 45-42.

• Among nonwhites, only 31 percent are more enthusiastic about voting, while 56 percent are less enthusiastic.

• Among voters aged 18-29, only 35 percent are more enthusiastic about voting, while 45 percent are less enthusiastic.

via Poll: Single Women, Millennials, Minorities Not Enthusiastic About Midterms.

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It would be foolish to write the Tea Party’s obituary after this primary cycle, according to Washington Post writer Paul Waldman. Though the Tea Party failed to oust an incumbent senator this election cycle, the movement is still winning and far from fading, he argues.

This week, a majority of primary voters in Tennessee and Kansas did not vote for incumbent Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). But because those two states do not have runoffs, Roberts and Alexander won their primary races against Milton Wolf and Joe Carr, respectively. Both challengers had closed the gap considerably in the final weeks of their campaigns.

“I used to think this movement was going to wither and die,” Waldman wrote on Wednesday after Roberts’ win and a day before Alexander’s victory. “Today, though, it’s hard to see its power waning anytime soon. If it ends up winning even when it…