“I would tell them it’s Judgement Day,” Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) told those who have yet to cast a vote in today’s midterm elections. Polls are open until 9p.m. EST in the Congressman’s district. Today, says Espaillat, is not merely another election, but in fact a “referendum on Trump.” Predicting that greater voter turnout than in years past would favor Democrats and, despite a rainy day, voters in New York would “break records in voting,” Espaillat is confident that a “blue wave” nationwide is coming today. “No question about it, I think that [Democrats] will take the House, and I would not give up on the Senate yet,” Espaillat said in a phone interview today with Bold. “I think the Senate may still be in play.” If that happens, it would be the first time in nearly a decade that the Democratic Party controlled both houses of Congress. But what is it about this election cycle that is motivating Democratic voters and spurring confidence in Espaillat? Espaillat asks that among many Democratic voters, for them 2018 is a question about, is “our nation going to be a heavy handed nation, that beats up on people and that dehumanizes people and is…
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