Posted on 11/07/2016 7:37:03 AM PST by Armando Guerra
Powered by a record-setting torrent of last-minute early voters in traditional Democratic strongholds, Florida's pre-election turnout reached 6.4 million Monday, by far the largest of any state. That's an all-time Florida record and equivalent to about half of the state's electorate of 12.9 million voters.
The newly arrived Puerto Ricans in Florida may decide this entire election.
This doesnt make sense. How is Dem turnout down, but over 50% early voted?
Did over 50% of Florida’s votes get cast early last time as well?
Good grief another Debbie Downer.
Trump WILL WIN and I am confident.
Every presidential election since 2000 I’d see, here on the west side of FL, some Democrat stickers on cars, even if mostly on out of state vehicles, and a profusion of Republican ones.
This time it’s hard to compare since in general bumper stickers of any kind are out of favor, but I have seen some Trump stickers and a fair number of Trump signs. Nothing like the abundant signage from 200, 2004, or even 2008, however.
This season I’ve only seen 1 Hillary sticker - which looked like it came from her battle with Obama, and 1 very old Obama sticker that was so faded all the red was gone stuck on beater BMW....and just one Hillary sign...the latter was stuck outside a health care signup place that never sees much activity, judging by the parking lot.
The one place the Dems used to keep lots of signs posted out front, including those of their presidential candidate Obama, looks very different from their heyday. This year it has no party affiliation visible on their signs and all the signs, such as they are, are for local candidates.
I don’t think either candidate, Trump or Hillary, are putting much money in stickers and signs. Maybe they’re buying time on TV but I gave up TV a long time ago.
I have seen a few vehicles recently sporting US flags and Don’t Tread On Me flags. Don’t think those are liberals...
Tampa Bay Times, err, St. Pete Times, err, St. Pete Pravda gleefully reports. We, in the middle and northern part of the state, must, MUST get out to vote for Trump, to override the illegal and/or dead voters in the heavily Yankee infested south Florida!
This post is defeatist spin, from the Howells of Hillarys talking-point factory
Some truths: 1 trump has good poll numbers with Hispanics. (check LA Times poll)
2 trump wins election-day voters Bigly. (check yougov poll)
3 trump doubles Romneys black vote - (la times poll)
4 plus, overall black vote is down.
5 Trump crushes with independents. yougov
I truly hope that it goes as you say. Another post about the internals on polls in Florida show a significant enthusiasm gap. That is what I am seeing on the ground in Florida. It is hard to see a car with a Hillary bumper sticker and the Trump yard signs out number the Hillary signs by a 4-1 margin. Hillary does not have the appeal that Donald has. That is why I am bothered. I honestly expected the number to show more Republicans having voted via early voting and mail-in than Democrats. I will have to crunch the numbers but, off hand, if the Dade and Broward numbers had increased in line with what other counties have shown I believe that the Republican numbers would be ahead instead of slightly behind. With Dade and Broward being ground zero for fraud in Florida, when they have numbers not in-line with the rest of the state I worry. Poll watchers need to be vigilant and Trump better tell his attorneys to be ready to go into action. I have said in prior elections that the Republican candidate not only needs to win the vote, but be beyond the margin of fraud. If the margin of fraud was a 3% for Obama, with Hillary it has to be at least 5%.
I’m not sure. But to me, this looks like good news. I don’t worry about percentages, but raw numbers. Whites are turning out nearly 2-1 over minorities.
Amen. I may be accused of being defeatist but I would rather go into this election day wary and vigilant. I have seen too many "Hillary is toast after this latest WikiLeaks revelation.." articles and hope that our side does not become complacent. Her side has already shown that they will lie, cheat, steal and kill to retain power.
According to wftv.com, Hispanic voting is up 139 percent. Well we will know tomorrow, I suppose.
If we believe Amanda Carpenter:
Black vote up 9% + 70K
Hispanic up 87% +453 k
White up 900k 27%
If we believe yesterday’s CBS poll showing a 45/45 tie, with internals
B - 6%T to 91%C
H - 34 to 54
W - 56 to 33
Then, Trump has a net plus of 56K votes from the additional votes.
Because a lot of those Hispanics are Cuban-Americans, I would hope that Trump would do better in this group than the GOP traditionally does with Hispanics.
I don’t know anymore.
“This doesnt make sense. How is Dem turnout down, but over 50% early voted?”
50% over all has voted, not 50% of Democrats. The numbers I was was 2.6 million Democrats have voted and 2.5 million Republicans have voted. That’s only 100K few Republicans. A poll came out over the weekend that showed of people planning to vote on election day in FL, Trump led 51% to 36%. That will easily over come the 100K margin.
“I honestly expected the number to show more Republicans having voted via early voting and mail-in than Democrats.”
Only Democrats dig early voting. Republicans vote on the real day. A poll came out over the weekend showing in Fl among people who plan to vote on election day, Trump led 51% to 36%.
So far in early voting Democrats are at 2.6 million. Republicans are at 2.5 million. A drop off from 2012 for Democrats and an uptick for Republicans.
The enthusiasm is there for Trump!
Trump is going to win FL easily.
We then noticed that there were about a dozen Trump/Pence signs but not a single sign for Hillary at our venue.
We then decided to check out some of the other early voting venues to see what the signage looked like at those places. We checked 3 other venues. Plenty of signs for School Board, Soil and Water District, Amendments, Senators, Reps, plenty of Trump/Pence signs and still not one Hillary sign.
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