Video Link: Sen. Sanders spoke to members of the media outside his Burlington polling station

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: 'Cautiously optimistic' about youth voter turnout

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/videos/news/local/2018/11/06/sen-bernie-sanders-cautiously-optimistic-youth-voter-turnout/1903474002/

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1. Bernie Sanders: Midterms could "end one party rule in Washington"

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"Today is a monumental election," Sanders said. "I hope very much that at the end of the day, we end a one-party rule in Washington."

Sanders said young people have gotten involved in the political process in a way that not seen in recent years.

"There is an enormous amount of enthusiasm at the grassroots level," he said. " What we are seeing is a significant increase in early voting. I am told here and all over the country that voter turn out is high. I think if voter turn out is high, we are going to end one-party rule in Washington."

According to the Secretary of State's office, as of this morning, nearly 69,000 people had cast early or absentee ballots this year -- more than twice as many early votes counted in the last midterm, 2014.

Sanders will await election results Tuesday evening at the Hilton Hotel in Burlington, along with Democrats Christine Hallquist and Peter Welch.