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bearsfootball516

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4. Lol exactly. I just don't get the numbers.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 04:04 PM

Oct 2018

Democrats always dominate early voting. Always. So in a year when Democrats are extremely fired up, it makes absolutely no sense for republicans to be leading. There has to be something NBC is leaving out here

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Is there any truth to this MSNBC article that just came out? [View all] bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 OP

Dunno.Jon Raltson NV early voting update for 10.21.18 elleng Oct 2018 #1

This is for Clark County, which is heavily Democratic... brooklynite Oct 2018 #22

I'm fading MSNBC TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #2

And pretty easy for MSNBC to say "no". brooklynite Oct 2018 #20

It is a badly written article to get people's gabeana Oct 2018 #32

It's a horse race! GeorgeGist Oct 2018 #3

Lol exactly. I just don't get the numbers. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #4

Reading thru the story..NBC got info from Targetsmart....Tom Bonier CEO.. asiliveandbreathe Oct 2018 #14

Much if not most of it is absentee ballots. kstewart33 Oct 2018 #37

most of those states only opened early voting today, they must be talking absentee ballots... sunonmars Oct 2018 #5

That would make a lot of sense, considering absentees go pretty decisively republican. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #6

That's the case in Florida YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #26

Uh - they're ONLY talking about RED STATES leftynyc Oct 2018 #7

This exactly..... sunonmars Oct 2018 #8

Wish I could rec this. Thank you!! bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #9

That is also my understanding ismnotwasm Oct 2018 #11

While true....we need to switch these decisivley....this article isn't a plus for us AncientGeezer Oct 2018 #15

It's meaningless leftynyc Oct 2018 #16

I didn't panic in '16 until 11pm election night...how did that work out? AncientGeezer Oct 2018 #19

Like I said leftynyc Oct 2018 #36

Um, these are the States where we actually have to win... brooklynite Oct 2018 #23

Ummm.... early voting started this morming in FL obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #27

OMG kcr Oct 2018 #34

and those facts are useless without context dsc Oct 2018 #38

Some republicans are voting for democratic candidates. mfcorey1 Oct 2018 #10

Why? Horizens Oct 2018 #12

No...... a kennedy Oct 2018 #13

Nope not bizarre per usual qazplm135 Oct 2018 #17

We started today in FL obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #28

Or feel depressed and stay home thinking it's all over. That's what these articles are for. kcr Oct 2018 #35

In a general election, "registered" republicans won't necessarily vote for the republican. PSPS Oct 2018 #18

100 percent cooked to support the horse race narrative BannonsLiver Oct 2018 #21

You didn't actually bother to research the data, did you... brooklynite Oct 2018 #24

Except the "data" is incomplete clickbait obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #29

Hope those independents are swinging our way. sinkingfeeling Oct 2018 #25

If this is true, I hope we GOTV like never before Mr. Ected Oct 2018 #30

It's going to be a close election Azathoth Oct 2018 #31

Someone in another thread pointed out that the numbers Blue_true Oct 2018 #33

The article is talking mostly about absentee voting, and R's always predominate in that. n/t pnwmom Oct 2018 #39