The 2016 enthusiasm gap, in 1 chart

Republican voters. — (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Republicans turned out in record-breaking droves to vote on Super Tuesday — there were so many, in fact, that they beat the Democrat's massive 2008 turnout:

"I think it's a harbinger of things to come," director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University David Yepsen told The Washington Times. "All those people who line up for Donald Trump rallies and also lining up at the ballot box and the caucus site. Trump's winning and nothing succeeds like success."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.