Early voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-25 19:36:44 | Updated at 2024-10-25 21:19:46 1 hour ago

Early voting is surging across the country. It’s unclear who benefits
Los Angeles Times ^ | Oct. 25, 2024 3 AM PT | Seema Mehta

Posted on 10/25/2024 12:31:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Nearly 30 million Americans have voted, more than a week ahead of election day.
Experts caution that early voting numbers do not allow them to predict who will win.

HENDERSON, Nev. — After Katie Kern and her father, Robert Kern, cast their ballots for former President Trump in this suburb of Las Vegas, they said they wanted to make sure their vote was counted in the critical battleground state of Nevada so that the Republican would retake the White House.

“I’m probably more of a last-minute voter, but I wanted to vote earlier this year to make sure that it had time to get in the system, rather than the last-minute thing that seems to be an issue,” said Katie, a 40-year-old voice teacher, after voting at a Boys & Girls Club.

Robert, 66, who works in real estate, added that he planned to shuttle family members to early voting locations because of how tight the presidential contest is between Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and how Nevada could tilt the outcome.

“Their votes matter,” he said. “Every single vote matters here in this state.”

The Kerns are among the nearly 30 million Americans who have already cast ballots in the Nov. 5 election as of Thursday morning, according to a University of Florida tracker of early voting. Of the voters who have returned mail ballots or voted in person, Democrats are outpacing Republicans, with 41.9% of ballots cast by registered Democrats in states that require voters select a party preference, compared with 35.3% by Republicans and 22.8% by people who support minor parties or do not have a party preference.

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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I have a generalized fear that all forms of early voting only allow the bad guys an opportunity to know how many ballots they need to print at 3 AM on the first Wednesday in November.

2 posted on 10/25/2024 12:33:32 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

If the LA Times says it’s ‘unclear’, the my Magic 8-Ball says it’s TRUMP..........

3 posted on 10/25/2024 12:33:41 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: E. Pluribus Unum

Early and mail-in voting benefited the DEMs hugely in 2020 in preparation for the steal. If all that is happening is the Republicans voters are doing early voting instead of on Election Day, I’m not sure this changes much from 2020.

4 posted on 10/25/2024 12:33:54 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)

To: Red Badger

If the LA Times says it’s ‘unclear’, the my Magic 8-Ball says it’s TRUMP..........

I couldn't have said it better.

5 posted on 10/25/2024 12:36:16 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])

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