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14. Reality is by turns encouraging and discouraging. We can handle the truth.

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Early-voting data shows Republican reversal appears to be paying off [View all] totodeinhere Oct 2024 OP

What really matters in the end is how many people vote, not when they vote. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #1

I hope you are right but if how many vote matters more than when they vote totodeinhere Oct 2024 #4

To discourage procrastination. marybourg Oct 2024 #5

Because if they know that a lot of their voters have voted already, Ocelot II Oct 2024 #6

But don't you see? Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #12

Exactly. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2024 #20

Good point! Thx PortTack Oct 2024 #23

How many republicans are anti dump. Butterflylady Oct 2024 #29

Both sides are voting early to a) get media news that shows GOTV, b) avoid voting line hassles on Nov 5, ancianita Oct 2024 #15

Bank your votes as early as possible SomedayKindaLove Oct 2024 #27

It costs a political party time and money to keep encouraging people to get out and vote. If people have already voted, BigDemVoter Oct 2024 #37

nope............... Lovie777 Oct 2024 #2

this seems to be the case here in Nevada so far rollin74 Oct 2024 #3

Doesn't mean they've all voted for Trump. ificandream Oct 2024 #19

If the Washington Post can displacedvermoter Oct 2024 #7

Agreed liberalmediaaddict Oct 2024 #32

They won't happy feet Oct 2024 #46

What's the point of this OP? Pototan Oct 2024 #8

Reality is by turns encouraging and discouraging. We can handle the truth. hay rick Oct 2024 #14

Are you not interested in possible information, just cheer-leading? NoRethugFriends Oct 2024 #26

I prefer this factual story about early voting Pototan Oct 2024 #45

The point is that this is information that we need. totodeinhere Oct 2024 #55

Before COVID and Trump, Republicans led in early voting iemanja Oct 2024 #9

They tend to vote early here. Bexar Co San Antonio LeftInTX Oct 2024 #52

Just means less Republicans voting on Election Day. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #10

Isn't it the same thing when Democrats voter early? And I have read comments at DU before totodeinhere Oct 2024 #56

I think the difference would be Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #60

Those early figures don't really take into account independent voters . . . SarcasticSatyr Oct 2024 #11

We can be relatively confident Dems are voting for Harris, Deminpenn Oct 2024 #13

And 10% is a helluva lot, not to mention independents onetexan Oct 2024 #21

2020 was really an aberration with covid and all Deminpenn Oct 2024 #49

The correlate is that same day won't be so lopsided GOP Prairie Gates Oct 2024 #16

High turnout favors Democrats; reports of early voting encourages others to get off the couch and vote. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2024 #17

the numbers are also not saying whether or not they're voting DemonGoddess Oct 2024 #18

Horrible news liberalmediaaddict Oct 2024 #22

???? Historically when turn out is high Dems win. The gqp didn't "find" millions of new voters. PortTack Oct 2024 #24

They gave trump 74 million in 2020. As long as Harris gets the 81 million, we're golden. jimfields33 Oct 2024 #35

How is that horrible news? lees1975 Oct 2024 #25

Exactly! One has to laugh..at least I do. Okay..they are voting early..der leader told them to. The story is the PortTack Oct 2024 #42

High turnout always favors the Democratic candidates FakeNoose Oct 2024 #31

It's true. Except when its not true. Overly simplistic analysis. onenote Oct 2024 #34

Independents are huge in Nevada crimycarny Oct 2024 #33

If he does win then we need to fight him with every fiber our bodies. n/t totodeinhere Oct 2024 #57

Where Rs usually vote, House of Roberts Oct 2024 #28

Not here! They go to the crowded sites. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #53

That's odd tavernier Oct 2024 #30

When you rely on comedians for your news iemanja Oct 2024 #38

Why in the world are you being so snide??? obamanut2012 Oct 2024 #48

Colbert was referring to this article Pototan Oct 2024 #47

The total vote is what matters but someone said something I didn't think of jgmiller Oct 2024 #36

That's so true about older people. LeftInTX Oct 2024 #54

Male cattle droppings: More Republicans voting early doesn't mean that they're voting for Trump Rocknation Oct 2024 #39

Just more noise. It is like a constant low grade noise that jacks up your nerves until you don't even PatrickforB Oct 2024 #40

I'm prone to take this with a grain of salt right now slightlv Oct 2024 #41

If the Cheneys and other Republicans are influencing Republicans, SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2024 #43

My take on this is Figarosmom Oct 2024 #44

i'm worried that we are starting to lag behind in early voting - i thought we had the enthusiasm and momentum. samsingh Oct 2024 #50

How many of those Republicans are voting for Harris? Freethinker65 Oct 2024 #51

I can't believe the New York Times is at it again! maxsolomon Oct 2024 #58

Republicans currently have a 100k advantage in FL Jose Garcia Oct 2024 #59

Funny how the Orange Idiot told Repubs in 2020 not to vote early. And now he's changed his mind. ificandream Oct 2024 #61