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Early voting suggests tight race in key states despite Clinton camp boast
Fox News ^ | Oct. 24, 2016 | Joseph Weber

Posted on 10/24/2016 5:13:08 PM PDT by Innovative

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is touting some “eye-popping” advantages in early voting, in an apparent effort to energize Democratic voters, but preliminary figures suggest the race remains tighter than her aides acknowledge. The preliminary numbers appear to show Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, with an edge in several of the roughly 10 battleground states that will decide the 2016 White House race. “We're seeing eye-popping vote-by-mail application numbers,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said on “Fox News Sunday.”

In Arizona and North Carolina, for example, more registered Democrats than Republicans have indeed cast early ballots.

But such numbers are open to interpretation, including how many Democrats in those two states voted for Clinton. 

Meanwhile, early data shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with potential advantages of his own in battleground states Florida, Ohio and elsewhere.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Florida; US: North Carolina; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016swingstates; arizona; clinton; donaldtrump; earlyvoting; election; florida; hillary; hillaryclinton; northcarolina; ohio; trump; voting
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Bottom line: get out the vote for Trump -- don't let either good or bad news persuade you to skip voting.
1 posted on 10/24/2016 5:13:08 PM PDT by Innovative
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Why the hell have more dems cast ballots than republicans? This makes absolutely no sense.

There is at least a factor of ten more enthusiasm on the republican side. Are Republicans sitting this one out again? The most important election in American history, and Republicans are being out voted by democrats.


2 posted on 10/24/2016 5:15:33 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Innovative

Things are going so well for Clinton that she has to bring in Obama in North Carolina.


3 posted on 10/24/2016 5:15:58 PM PDT by Ray76 (Communism is a lie told by the Prince of Lies)
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To: Innovative

Well, well, well, I guess RUSH was right...the polls are tightening!!!


4 posted on 10/24/2016 5:16:03 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Innovative

> eye-popping vote-by-mail

Entire cemeteries are voting.


5 posted on 10/24/2016 5:16:57 PM PDT by Ray76 (Communism is a lie told by the Prince of Lies)
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To: Innovative

“Eye popping” is right: Ds are down 10% in NC, overall absentees down 300,000 in OH (most of that Ds!) and FL they are behind in Hillsborough Co. by almost 75%.

Mookie is cute, but wrong. No, early voting won’t help in AZ or NC or FL.


6 posted on 10/24/2016 5:16:59 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Ray76

She, meanwhile is in NH.

HUH? I thought she had a 10 point lead there.


7 posted on 10/24/2016 5:17:26 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: FreedomStar3028

The pro Trump democrats might be very enthusiastic also.


8 posted on 10/24/2016 5:18:18 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: FreedomStar3028

Chill pill please. In OH, FL, NC, and IA Dems ALWAYS vote early more than Rs. They are off 40,000 in IA, which shows you how much they vote early.


9 posted on 10/24/2016 5:19:04 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Innovative

As someone with a weak faith, it is discouraging to listen to the MSM. Please God, strengthen my faith. (I already voted for Trump in early voting, but I regret not having voted twice.)


10 posted on 10/24/2016 5:19:17 PM PDT by 353FMG (TRUMP IS ALL THAT MATTERS)
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I drove by the place where I’ll be voting NW of Houston at around 3:00 pm. There were probably 50 people in line outside the building. And I assure you this place is very conservative. I’d be willing to be no more than a few were there early to vote for Hillary.


11 posted on 10/24/2016 5:19:22 PM PDT by Terry Mross (This country will fail to exist in my lifetime. And I'm gettin' up there in age.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Dems votes are down 10%; Rs are down 5% but Indies are up 28% in NC.


12 posted on 10/24/2016 5:20:23 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Innovative

I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat hag.


13 posted on 10/24/2016 5:20:35 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: LS

Thank you


14 posted on 10/24/2016 5:20:36 PM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: LS

North Carolina also has a lot of conservatives who registered Democrat years ago and just have not changed their registration. There are about 700,000 more D’s than R’s in the state, yet it is a fairly reliable Republican state.


15 posted on 10/24/2016 5:21:09 PM PDT by mrs9x
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To: FreedomStar3028

Calm down. A lot of us still believe in voting on Election Day you know. In most cases, it’s not a question of whether more Democrats voted early, but how those margins compare to four years ago.


16 posted on 10/24/2016 5:21:13 PM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength)
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To: Innovative

Have they heard the story of tortoise vs hare? If they think they’re so far ahead why tell their supporters its in the bag and risk them staying home?


17 posted on 10/24/2016 5:21:14 PM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Maybe many Democrats are also voting for Trump.


18 posted on 10/24/2016 5:21:39 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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Early voting started today
in Texas!

19 posted on 10/24/2016 5:22:08 PM PDT by luvie (I love the troops. That is all...)
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To: Innovative

I really hope so. If Clinton wins this we are finished, done, kaput. This is our last chance at survival as a free liberty loving country.


20 posted on 10/24/2016 5:23:22 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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