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Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 06:56 PM Nov 2016

Daily Kos: Great News! Florida is now starting to see a surge of African American and Hispanic earl


I know some folks are worrying, so this will be welcome news.

Folks in Florida are slowly, but surely, getting out to vote. We still have work to do, but this is great news from Steve Schale for Hillary and Team D!

Keep working. Keep making calls! If we do, we will win Florida and this election!


Steve Schale @steveschale
Through Mon's votes, share of the FL electorate that is black (African American & Hispanic) is now 11.7%, and growing. 1/
2:44 PM - 1 Nov 2016
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Steve Schale @steveschale
Through Mon's votes, share of the FL electorate that is black (African American & Hispanic) is now 11.7%, and growing. 1/
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African American share was like 8 when in-person early voting started. 2/
2:45 PM - 1 Nov 2016


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Daily Kos: Great News! Florida is now starting to see a surge of African American and Hispanic earl (Original Post) Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 OP
I definitely recommend checking out Steve Schale's twitter page... SaschaHM Nov 2016 #1
I agree... helpisontheway Nov 2016 #2
YAY! whathehell Nov 2016 #3
This is a good week to get out there and vote! Dem2 Nov 2016 #4
I saw that.. thank you for bringing it on board Cha Nov 2016 #5
We need to get 13% of AA votes for HRC win. MyNameIsKhan Nov 2016 #6
Sounds right Awsi Dooger Nov 2016 #7
They will come, it will match to 13.9% with comes out in latest 2015 census. MyNameIsKhan Nov 2016 #8

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
1. I definitely recommend checking out Steve Schale's twitter page...
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:02 PM
Nov 2016

He had an 11 tweet tweetstorm today that explained some of what's happening in FL right now and it definitely lifted my electoral spirits. (7 more days until this damn thing is over).

helpisontheway

(5,005 posts)
2. I agree...
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:24 PM
Nov 2016

I have been following him and I feel a little better. Also following Jon Ralston for Nevada. Wish I had someone to follow for North Carolina.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
7. Sounds right
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:26 PM
Nov 2016

Maybe African Americans will alter vote timing this cycle. Not as enthused and quick to early vote like with Obama, but eventually showing up in decent numbers for Hillary.

MyNameIsKhan

(2,205 posts)
8. They will come, it will match to 13.9% with comes out in latest 2015 census.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 08:49 PM
Nov 2016

Historically AA votes have trended to census, 2008 and 2012 was historical elections for them.

in 2012 they hit 16.3% in FL.... But we now have 40% uptick in Hispanic votes until yesterday.

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