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GOP notches record primary turnout (SHIRA TOEPLITZ | 9/8/10 , Politico)

Democrats are already expected to lose seats in the November midterm elections, but now there's even more bad news for the party that controls Congress and the White House.

A study released Tuesday shows Republicans boast a voter turnout record so far this cycle that, compared with Democrats, is unprecedented for a midterm election in the last 80 years.