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RandySF

(58,911 posts) Thu Nov 2, 2017, 06:23 PM Nov 2017

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VA-GOV: Dr. Michael McDonald tweets that absentee voting patterns suggests EARLY Northam lead.

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VA-GOV: Dr. Michael McDonald tweets that absentee voting patterns suggests EARLY Northam lead. (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2017 OP

Ugh! I posted this on an earlier thread: 4139 Nov 2017 #1

Final turnout? No RandySF Nov 2017 #2

4139

(1,893 posts)

1. Ugh! I posted this on an earlier thread:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:25 PM

Nov 2017

Early voting is becoming more popular:

2009 88.182
2013 121,359
That was a big jump, 38%... but turnout was only up a bit
2009 40.4
2013 43.0

https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html

From his earlier tweet early voting is only at 124,216
https://mobile.twitter.com/ElectProject/status/925864164375121920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F10029782279

I don’t think the early voting stat is a good indicator for Virginia for final turnout

RandySF

(58,911 posts)

2. Final turnout? No

Reply to 4139 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:28 PM

Nov 2017

But record AV, especially in the north, is a guage of voter interest.

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