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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just saw a news report that Repugs are outnumbering Democrats in early voting
Last edited Wed Oct 24, 2018, 01:45 AM - Edit history (1)
Is this true?
I saw it on the news, so no link
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)the question is...is the gap wider or narrower than in the past
TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)Interviews with peeps who voted rethug last time showed some - *some* - are now voting dem. So mauybe this is good news, maybe not.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)was mostly absentee ballots because in-person early voting hadn't even started in most of those states. GOPers usually lead in absentee voting. The report was quite misleading, IMO.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)fallout87
(819 posts)The report included Florida and Arizona too.
Take the report for what it's worth.... Speculation. The only poll that matters happens in November.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Unless they have voter party preferences, means little. Early voting in Illinois is all heavily democratic....
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)At least in fl has been trend for several years.
ffr
(22,671 posts)Last edited Tue Oct 23, 2018, 10:16 PM - Edit history (1)
Rep EV: 8,080
Other EV: 2,783
Personal observation, a lot lot lot of seniors voting early. Lines are about what they were for the 2016 GE EV.
Update, the numbers were the 3-day tally of absentee ballots, so garbage. Please ignore.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)10/23/18, 2 PM
Big news: The Republicans won Nevada on Monday, by 400 votes, reducing the Dems statewide lead to 3,800 votes (54,563-51,757) or 42 percent to 40 percent. That means the Dems are now about 4 percent over their registration and Repubs are 6.5 percent over theirs.
ffr
(22,671 posts)I'll strip my mis-informed early post and post the true numbers in another thread. Happily they're actually good so far.
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)I think as far back as 2012, but I'd have to look it up. Washoe went for HRC in 2016, as did Clark and she carried the state. Nevada is blue, baby!
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)pnwmom
(108,994 posts)You would also need to know which states are being considered. Some are Red states, and you'd expect them to vote for R's.