Reed predicts robust 66 percent turnout
Secretary of State Sam Reed is predicting the best midterm vote turnout in 40 years – 66 percent. Most voters will cast ballots by mail, and ballots go out later this week, with Nov. 2 as the postmark return deadline. Reed based his robust prediction on the drawing power of hotly contested races and ballots measures, heavy television spending, and fired-up grassroots activists. He says participation should exceed the 64.6 percent of 2006, the most recent midterm election, when turnout is…