This year, not even partisans are excited to vote for their respective parties’ presidential nominees. Only 41 percent of Democrats, for example, said they would be enthusiastic about voting for Hillary Clinton, according to a June CNN/ORC poll.

But unlike their Republican counterparts, Democrats have several tricks up their sleeves for ginning up enthusiasm in lieu of an inspiring nominee. The most obvious is Donald Trump, who still divides the GOP but rallies large parts of the Democratic base.

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