How does anyone know who has more ballots as they have not been counted yet? Are these not supposed to be private votes and secured? How do political groups know,this information?
They don’t know the exact vote count.
However, they do know the party registration of those who voted early.
The Ds are croaking in FL based on that data—ten points worse than the same period in 2012.
In Florida they report the returned ballots by party affiliation, not by the actual vote. So they know how many ballots were returned by democrats, republicans and others.
Relax. Go here:
https://countyballotfiles.elections.myflorida.com/FVRSCountyBallotReports/AbsenteeEarlyVotingReports/PublicStats
Go to where it says vote-by-mail provided (not returned). State keeps track so you can’t vote twice.