LAST TIME TURNOUT WAS THIS BAD in a midterm election in Washington State, the voting machines looked like this.
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  • LAST TIME TURNOUT WAS THIS BAD in a midterm election in Washington State, the voting machines looked like this.

Washington State just had the worst voter turnout in a midterm election since the 1970s.

But hey, at least we're doing better than the nation as a whole. Nationwide, voter turnout was its lowest in 70 years.

I could offer some theory or other as to why this is happening. But odds are at least half of you (if you're registered-to-vote Washingtonians) and about two thirds of you (if you're registered-to-vote Americans from some other state) were non-voters in this election.

So you tell me: Why?