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The Democrats ?@TheDemocrats
Early voting began at 7am across Florida todayand the line is out the door in Tampa. #GottaVote http://www.gottavote.com pic.twitter.com/CGw5Jvzw
Inside the early vote numbers: Florida
By Jeremy Bird, OFANational Field Director on October 27, 2012
As in-person early voting starts in Florida today, were just 10 days away from keeping a key battleground and re-electing President Obama. And while the outcome will be the same as in 2008, much has changed in Floridas electorate over the last four years.
First, Democrats have dramatically cut into Republicans advantage in vote-by-mailan area where the Republicans have historically been stronger. At this point four years ago, the Republican advantage exceeded 257,000 voters. But this year, its just over 33,500an 87 percent drop. In a state President Obama won by nearly 240,000 votes, that's a 223,500-vote swing even the dizziest Republican can't spin away. Democrats have also cut the GOPs 2008 advantage in absentee ballots returned so far by 55 percent.
Why does all this matter? Remember: In spite of the vote-by-mail disadvantages we faced in 2008, President Obama still won Florida. In 2012, were closing those gaps.
Second, the Florida electoratejust like the rest of the nationshas grown much more diverse since 2008:
Of the over 300,000 Hispanics who have registered to vote since President Obama was elected four years ago, nine out of ten signed up as Democrats or Independents, and only 10 percent registered as Republicans.
More than 100,000 African-American and Caribbean-American voters registered since November 2008.
Among those who have cast mail ballots already, 14 percent are African-American, Latino Democrats, or Latino Independentsup from 12 percent at this point in 2008. Latino Republicans have fallen from 7 percent of mail voters at this point in 2008 to just 5 percent today.
We estimate minority voters will make up more than 30 percent of the vote in Florida this year, up from 28 percent in 2008.
In a state like Florida that is won at the margins, this is a significant shift. And its matched by significant enthusiasm. Nearly 20,000 fired-up Floridians turned out for registration rallies when the First Lady visited campuses in Gainesville and Tallahassee last month. And Puerto Ricans are growing into a larger share of the electorate, a trend that favors President Obama. Two former governors of Puerto Rico, one a Democrat and one a Republican, came together to hold a rally in Kissimmee for President Obama earlier this month.
Theres one more big change: Floridas even more important this year, holding 29 electoral votestwo more than in 2008. With an increasingly diverse electorate and the historic grassroots operation weve built over the past four years, Florida is ready prove that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
read: http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/inside-the-early-vote-numbers-florida
Mark Joyella ?@standupkid
Another look at the long lines in FL this morning as early voting begins. Photo by @shirakramer: pic.twitter.com/EWmog6pe
writes3000
(4,734 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,722 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)election.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)LOOONG lines downtown and at South Dade polling sites. Operation Lemonade is working BIG TIME. On my way to Broward County.
goclark
(30,404 posts)What a cool thing to do!
If any other celebrities are reading this post.....go shake hands in the lines so we can get out the vote!
Come on Jz and co. Get out the vote!
flamingdem
(39,314 posts)So glad he's doing Operation Lemonade in FL
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Tell all those voters that they are patriotic citizens and have a right to vote.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)Great pic!
Dalai_1
(1,301 posts)This is beginning to sound like a landslide for us..
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)And someone else posted that in Silver Spring, MD the line is going around the block.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)Mom voted early in Maryland and voted "yes" on Question 6. Thanks, Mom. #MD4ME #lgbt
AnnieK401
(541 posts)And yes there was about a 45 min. wait. That was very unusual, I have never had to wait in line before to vote. I thought it was maybe due to just being the 1st day, but I was determined. The standing in line was hard for me though because my knees and back are toast.
LeftInTX
(25,490 posts)cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)more than anything
People who really value their vote, their input into our leadership, country, justice.
Leaning against the wall. How about some chairs for these honored citizens?
wife and I voting Monday in Coral Springs.
voting Sunday, rso.
ItsTheMediaStupid
(2,800 posts)They're going to completely blow up the LV models all these polls use.
Obama is going to win by more than the polls indicate, maybe a lot more.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)in Jax FL
I will try to go tomorrow or Monday
Zax2me
(2,515 posts)Won't matter - President Obama is still going to get over 300 electoral votes.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)like it or not -- Florida matters to the Obama campaign..
grantcart
(53,061 posts)http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/27/1151021/-Nevada-Early-Voting-Update-10-26-12
For these daily reports, I will only be tracking Clark County and Washoe County. Together, they account for just shy of 90% of all registered voters in Nevada.
First let's start with the numbers from Clark County:
Here are the cumulative early voting figures:
Dems 105,486 (49.91%)
Reps 67,554 (31.96%)
Inds 38,304 (18.12%)
TOTAL 211,344
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Threatening their employees is against moral logic but we all know that RW corporate assholes don't have any moral compass. Mittens is going to lose, and he and his campaign knows it. When Pres O wins I already know what the GOPpers are going to cry "THE ELECTION WAS STOLEN". These jerks have not moral compass and are very much non-"Christian".
movonne
(9,623 posts)glowing
(12,233 posts)them in... So, I don't have to think about lines or anything keeping me from getting to the polls (or dragging my husband in.. that is painstaking).
INdemo
(6,994 posts)Rmoney leads in likely voters..What kind of BS is that..After reading this and similar stories in Ohio how in the hell can Romney be leading by 7 nationally?
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)intended but Mitt Romney gets under my skin when he claims President Obama is dividing America. President Obama is not dividing America, it is the Republican Party. Inside the early voting of North Carolina so far, 97 percent of the Republican support is 97 percent white. The Democratic portion is 52 percent Black and 43 percent white. So who is dividing America? Colonel Wilkinson was right on.
David Zephyr
(22,785 posts)Thanks for the inspiring photos.
Sancho
(9,070 posts)I just hope they don't steal the damn election here. I don't trust the machines, the election supervisors, or anyone else around here.