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yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:36 PM Nov 2012

Voter Suppression by limiting early voting may have backfired in Florida.

Day before Election Day FL outlook: 4.5m have voted, Ds lead Rs by 167,000 ballots

More than 4.5 million Florida votes are already in before Election Day and Democrats used the last full official day of in-person early voting to extend their lead over Republican ballots cast by 167,000, according to this morning's figures.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy



Looks as if Democrats were more willing to stand in long lines to vote. And I suspect the ones who weren't will make sure they vote on election day just to make sure the party of Rick Scott loses.
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Voter Suppression by limiting early voting may have backfired in Florida. (Original Post) yellowcanine Nov 2012 OP
GO FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC VOTERS! emulatorloo Nov 2012 #1
Voted early to help with the get out the vote effort here. Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #2
And I'll bet some of those labeled repub EC Nov 2012 #3
 

Anthony McCarthy

(507 posts)
2. Voted early to help with the get out the vote effort here.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:53 PM
Nov 2012

I'll be busy starting this afternoon. See you after the polls close.

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