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RandySF

(71,149 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2024, 03:50 PM Oct 30

Florida GOP stretches early vote edge over Dems closer to 700,000

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, a total of 2,564,067 Republicans have already voted in Florida as of the close of business Tuesday, putting Democrats in a 667,959 raw vote hole.

While there is no guarantee that registered Republicans (or Democrats, for that matter) are voting for their own party’s candidates, the numerical edge for Republicans continues to build as time runs out for the opposition party to close the gap.

Republicans are deriving their strength from a massive edge in early, in-person voting, casting a majority of the 3,340,065 votes at polling places throughout the state’s 67 counties.

While the 1,721,624 GOP ballots aren’t quite doubling the 904,239 cast by Democrats, that lopsided tally is the story of the election thus far.

Despite having no get-out-the-vote operation for no-party and minor party candidates, those unaligned voters are showing up, with 76,677 third party registrants voting in person along with 637,525 no-party registrants.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/704650-florida-gop-stretches-early-vote-edge-over-dems-closer-to-700000/

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Florida GOP stretches early vote edge over Dems closer to 700,000 (Original Post) RandySF Oct 30 OP

I like the number of unaffiliated voters tho Easterncedar Oct 30 #1

So 630K+ No Party votes have been cast, am I reading displacedvermoter Oct 30 #2

I think you have that correct whopis01 Oct 30 #5

I think your assumption is true nation wide. Just means Fewer gqp voters on Election Day. PortTack Oct 31 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author displacedvermoter Oct 30 #3

Yikes. TwilightZone Oct 30 #4

I Think Florida is a Long Shot Anyway Metaphorical Oct 30 #6

After all little ronnie has put the ppl of FL thru, all the Puerto Ricans ...it's mystifying that it should be red PortTack Oct 31 #7

Easterncedar

(3,648 posts)

1. I like the number of unaffiliated voters tho

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:00 PM

Oct 30

displacedvermoter

(3,231 posts)

2. So 630K+ No Party votes have been cast, am I reading

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:06 PM

Oct 30

that correctly? If so, couldn't a large number be voting for Harris, changing the scenario? Especially if 10 percent or more of the 1.7 million Republicans voted for Harris, then the early voting tells a different story.

whopis01

(3,748 posts)

5. I think you have that correct

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:17 PM

Oct 30

Another encouraging point I have heard is that a significant portion of the Republican early voters are ones who voted on election day in prior elections. Where the Democratic early voters are ones that typically voted early in prior elections.

Meaning that the typical pattern of Republicans outnumbering Democrats on election-day votes may be turned on its head this time.

I have been amazed to see Republicans I work with talking about having already voted when in previous elections they were ranting about how you should only be allowed to vote on election day.

PortTack

(34,830 posts)

8. I think your assumption is true nation wide. Just means Fewer gqp voters on Election Day.

Reply to whopis01 (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:14 AM

Oct 31

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TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)

4. Yikes.

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Wed Oct 30, 2024, 04:28 PM

Oct 30

Well, that's a bit unexpected, though the GOP has been pushing early voting a lot harder in the past few months.

Metaphorical

(2,346 posts)

6. I Think Florida is a Long Shot Anyway

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 05:57 PM

Oct 30

Would it be nice if Harris won Florida? Yes, absolutely. However, I think it is unlikely in the extreme, and if somehow it looked like there was even a chance of it happening, DeSantis' goons will be out in force to make sure that those votes mysteriously disappear.

PortTack

(34,830 posts)

7. After all little ronnie has put the ppl of FL thru, all the Puerto Ricans ...it's mystifying that it should be red