Sorry, but I missed the part where it says that their turnout is down significantly and that they are in panic mode?
If they can’t exceed 2016, sayonara to the Blue Wave.
Did you listen to the podcast? Dave Trotter, who is a Democrat operative, indicated that registered Democrat turnout at the polling places today is off substantially, while Unaffiliated voters are voting over their registration numbers in Broward/Palm Beach, etc. They are clearly worried about these numbers, at least as of 11:45 a.m. today.
It’s a logical leap and may not hold true. But generally speaking across the country Dems lead in party registration and GOP turnout is usually higher on election day. To win, Dems need to go vote. So if turnout is weak, it suggests that the Dem registration advantage is neutralized since more of those showing up are registered GOP.
It of course says nothing about who they voted for, and it may not even hold true that more GOP voters are coming to the polls. It’s just using ‘conventional wisdom’ to read into what’s happening on the ground. If it is even true. This is one anecdotal observation.