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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2018, 10:23 AM Nov 2018

Florida Democrats for the 1st time this election surpassed Republicans in total early ballots cast

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Dem: 2.07m (40.6%)
GOP: 2.04 (40.1%)
Margin: 0.5% (was +GOP 0.6)

Total ballots 5.1m of 14 (so 36% total turnout)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2018/11/05/florida-to-top-52m-early-votes-today-democrats-catching-republicans-cotton-pickin-controversy-two-presidents-two-floridas-two-americas-339363

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Florida Democrats for the 1st time this election surpassed Republicans in total early ballots cast (Original Post) RockaFowler Nov 2018 OP

Ha! I knew it! Downtown Hound Nov 2018 #1

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)

1. Ha! I knew it!

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Mon Nov 5, 2018, 01:00 PM

Nov 2018

The early Republican lead came from elderly retired Republicans and their absentee ballots. I knew the Dems would eventually catch up and surpass them. Now if Independents swing Democrat as the polls say they will, we got this!

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