Georgia

Cattledog

(6,348 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:24 AM Oct 2018

Historic early voter turnout in GA

Through Thursday, 944,426 people had voted in Georgia – that’s almost three times as many ballots cast as at the same point in the last midterm elections in 2014.

Jimmy Lee, a 34-year-old certified public accountant, said he considers himself an independent voter who votes for both Republicans and Democrats. This year, however, he said, he was voting not only for Stacey Abrams, but voting a straight ticket for all Democrats.

“I think we have moved too far to the right,” Lee said. “And we need to move closer to the center.”

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Historic early voter turnout in GA (Original Post) Cattledog Oct 2018 OP

944,427: I early voted in Georgia on Friday. CottonBear Oct 2018 #1

There is a glimmer of light beginning across the USA.... NoMoreRepugs Oct 2018 #2

I was one of them. I thought 2016 line was long, but rateyes Oct 2018 #3

So, tRump is correct. Scarsdale Oct 2018 #4

Is there a party breakdown? regnaD kciN Oct 2018 #5

So he's moving us to the center by voting entirely for the left. JayhawkSD Oct 2018 #6

CottonBear

(21,615 posts)

1. 944,427: I early voted in Georgia on Friday.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:48 AM

Oct 2018

It was a cold 52 degrees, overcast and raining. I stood in an outdoor line for 15 minutes with my fellow citizens. Turnout is strong, big and ongoing.

NoMoreRepugs

(10,608 posts)

2. There is a glimmer of light beginning across the USA....

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 04:39 AM

Oct 2018

rateyes

(17,453 posts)

3. I was one of them. I thought 2016 line was long, but

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 05:34 AM

Oct 2018

holy cow, what a line yesterday afternoon! Took 2 hours to get to the front of it.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

4. So, tRump is correct.

Reply to rateyes (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 05:57 AM

Oct 2018

He DOES "bring people together" at the voting booth!! Great to see this enthusiasm.

regnaD kciN

(26,614 posts)

5. Is there a party breakdown?

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 06:12 AM

Oct 2018

I know Dead Intern Joe was tweeting a couple of days ago that, so far, Republicans were substantially ahead in early voting numbers, unlike two years ago. Wondering if that has changed since then?

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)

6. So he's moving us to the center by voting entirely for the left.

Reply to Cattledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 09:17 AM

Oct 2018

Sorry, but I find that kind of thinking to be muddy, at best.

When we stopped voting for issues, and started voting for party ideology, democracy died.

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