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Florida leads all states with (record) 6.4 million early votes - Miami Herald
TALLAHASSEE - Powered by a historic number of early voters, many in Democratic strongholds, Florida’s pre-election turnout hit a record 6.4 million Monday, more than any other state and equal to half of the state’s nearly 13 million voters.
Democrats had cast nearly 2.6 million early ballots, the state reported, and Republicans had cast nearly 2.5 million for a slim Democratic advantage of about 88,000 ballots — roughly half of the Democrats’ pre-election advantage in Florida in 2012.
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Miami-Dade’s combined early and mail balloting is 80 percent above 2012, and state figures show that 120,000 more Democrats than Republicans have voted there.
Miami-Dade’s neighbor to the north, Broward, is also voting in bigger numbers than usual. The two South Florida counties typically lag behind the rest of the state in voter turnout, but as of Monday Miami-Dade’s turnout was 55 percent and Broward’s was 52 percent compared to a statewide turnout of 49.9 percent
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The number of Hispanics voting early stood at 976,000 Monday, nearly twice as high as 2012, Smith posted on his blog, electionsmith.com. The number of African-Americans voting before Election Day has grown from about 764,000 in 2012 to more than 834,000 this year. - Miami Herald
Democrats had cast nearly 2.6 million early ballots, the state reported, and Republicans had cast nearly 2.5 million for a slim Democratic advantage of about 88,000 ballots — roughly half of the Democrats’ pre-election advantage in Florida in 2012.
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Miami-Dade’s combined early and mail balloting is 80 percent above 2012, and state figures show that 120,000 more Democrats than Republicans have voted there.
Miami-Dade’s neighbor to the north, Broward, is also voting in bigger numbers than usual. The two South Florida counties typically lag behind the rest of the state in voter turnout, but as of Monday Miami-Dade’s turnout was 55 percent and Broward’s was 52 percent compared to a statewide turnout of 49.9 percent
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The number of Hispanics voting early stood at 976,000 Monday, nearly twice as high as 2012, Smith posted on his blog, electionsmith.com. The number of African-Americans voting before Election Day has grown from about 764,000 in 2012 to more than 834,000 this year. - Miami Herald
Heavy turnout has favored Democrats, Hispanic turnout favors Democrats, and AA turnout favors Democrats, so let's hope tomorrow continues with the same message.
Florida will make or break Donald's White House dreams, as he must win Florida. Democrats win Florida and it's game over for him.
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