BUtterfield 8 41,819 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Update: Original post: With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. The opening of early voting locations in Florida, Texas and elsewhere has piled millions of new votes on top of the mail ballots arriving at election offices as voters try to avoid crowded places on Nov. 3 during the coronavirus pandemic. The result is a total of 58.6 million ballots cast so far, more than the 58 million that The Associated Press logged as being cast through the mail or at in-person early voting sites in 2016. Democrats have continued to dominate the initial balloting, but Republicans are narrowing the gap. GOP voters have begun to show up as early in-person voting, a sign that many heeded President Donald Trump’s unfounded warnings about mail-voting fraud. On Oct. 15, Democrats registrants cast 51% of all ballots reported, compared with 25% from Republicans. On Sunday, Democrats had a slightly smaller lead, 51% to 31%. The early vote totals, reported by state and local election officials and tracked by the AP, are an imperfect indicator of which party may be leading. The data only shows party registration, not which candidate voters support. Most GOP voters are expected to vote on Election Day. Analysts said the still sizable Democratic turnout puts extra pressure on the Republican Party to push its voters out in the final week and, especially, on Nov. 3. That’s especially clear in closely contested states such as Florida, Nevada and North Carolina. “This is a glass half-full, glass half-empty situation,” said John Couvillon, a Republican pollster who tracks early voting closely. “They’re showing up more,” he added, but “Republicans need to rapidly narrow that gap.” In Florida, for example, Democrats have outvoted Republicans by a 596,000 margin by mail, while Republicans only have a 230,000 edge in person. In Nevada, where Democrats usually dominate in-person early voting but the state decided to send a mail ballot to every voter this year, the GOP has a 42,600 voter edge in-person while Democrats have an 97,500 advantage in mail ballots. “At some point, Republicans have to vote,” said Michael McDonald, a University of Florida political scientist who tracks early voting on ElectProject.org. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-florida-elections-509ad83f6d40e08fb715da44548f62e0?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papergangster 2,823 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Dropping mine off today! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUtterfield 8 41,819 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just now, papergangster said: Dropping mine off today! I’ll be voting on Election Day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketno10 2,137 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I couldn’t vote last time because I didn’t get my ctitizenship, this time I will definitely vote!! Oh my gosh I’m so freaking nervous about this election I REALLY wanna see that Cheeto gone! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born This Way 1,817 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I already voted so now I get to spend 10 days worrying. Run run with her top down baby she flies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast 27,744 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I submitted my ballot last week, and it's been received. Crawl back into your cave, Trump & company. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 My Psychic Predictions Penn - Biden Florida - Trump North Carolina - Trump Michigan - Trump New Mexico - Biden Wisconsin - Biden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Some notes: It's at 59 million currently Texas is already ABOVE 80% of the total vote from 2016!!! Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, KanyeWest said: My Psychic Predictions Penn - Biden Florida - Trump North Carolina - Trump Michigan - Trump New Mexico - Biden Wisconsin - Biden New Mexico isn't really a competitive state. I agree with your predictions, but I'll put Michigan into Biden. Repub's did terrible in the 2018 midterms in Michigan to make me think they'll win again in that state. Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I already voted Biden Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 My home state California did THAT... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom 1,842 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, KanyeWest said: My Psychic Predictions Penn - Biden Florida - Trump North Carolina - Trump Michigan - Trump New Mexico - Biden Wisconsin - Biden Michigan - trump? What are you smoking girl, Biden is leading by 8 points, it is probably the easiest win of the rust belt states for him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
REALITY 80,177 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, KanyeWest said: My Psychic Predictions Penn - Biden Florida - Trump North Carolina - Trump Michigan - Trump New Mexico - Biden Wisconsin - Biden Michigan for Trump? That's intereting. EDIT - You understand that Biden has a better shot of winning Texas than Trump does at winning Michigan, right? 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔴𝔞𝔶 𝔦𝔱𝔰 𝔪𝔞𝔰𝔨 𝔞𝔫𝔡...𝔦𝔱𝔰 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔢 𝔴𝔞𝔰 𝔪𝔦𝔫𝔢. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,059 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 so impressive! I'm voting on election day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlop 4,773 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Personally voting for Trump. hes The best choice for me tbh. BYE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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