New poll shows most of those voting Democratic are trying to stop Trump and Republican policies
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[0:00] Back to our fresh new CBS News polling
[0:02] here for you. More than 80% of
[0:04] registered Democrats, Republicans, and
[0:06] independents say they will definitely
[0:08] vote or have already voted in the
[0:10] midterm election. And we've got some new
[0:13] data on what's driving that turnout. CBS
[0:15] News executive director of elections and
[0:17] surveys, Anthony Salvanto, is with us
[0:19] now with more on this. Anthony, good
[0:21] morning. Always good to see you.
[0:22] >> You are calling this the avoidance
[0:25] election. Please explain why that is. So
[0:27] for a lot of folks, they're motivated
[0:30] more, they say, to stop the other side
[0:33] than to get something for themselves.
[0:36] Here's one example. This is when you ask
[0:38] folks who s