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babylonsister

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Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:01 PM Oct 2020

Huge Absentee Vote Favors Democrats So Far

https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/10/huge-absentee-vote-favors-democrats-so-far/

Huge Absentee Vote Favors Democrats So Far
October 10, 2020 at 12:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard


Politico: “Of all the mini-battlegrounds within Wisconsin — perhaps the most pivotal state in November for both President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. — the mother lode of absentee ballots is coming in Dane County, a Democratic stronghold that includes Madison. As of Friday, the number of submitted ballots there amounted to more than 36 percent of the county’s total 2016 election vote, a sign of significant enthusiasm; that figure is 10 percentage points higher than in any other county in the state…”

The yawning disparities in voting across Wisconsin and several other key battlegrounds so far are among the clearest signs yet this fall that the Democratic embrace of absentee voting is resulting in head starts for the party ahead of Election Day. For Republicans, the voting patterns underscore the huge bet they are placing on high turnout on Nov. 3, even as states like Wisconsin face safety concerns at polling sites given the spikes in coronavirus cases.
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Huge Absentee Vote Favors Democrats So Far (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2020 OP
Just mailed in my ballot this morning. nt comradebillyboy Oct 2020 #1
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