Posted on 11/03/2020 10:55:42 AM PST by Red Badger
By Monday night the state's early voting tally was 62% of 2016's total turnout.
ST PAUL, Minnesota — The people who run Minnesota's elections would love to lead the nation again in voter turnout percentage, even in the middle of a pandemic. And, they're off to a good start.
As of Monday night, 1,839,710 votes had been cast by Minnesotans. That includes people who chose to vote absentee in person or by mail, and those who live in areas of the state where elections are conducted only via mail.
That number is roughly 62% of all votes in the last presidential election. In 2016, a record 2,968,281 Minnesotans voted, which was 78% of eligible voters. And in opinion polls conducted in late September 61% of voters said they still planned to vote in person on Election Day.
Nearly 300,000 absentee ballots requested by voters haven't been mailed back of delivered by hand as of Monday night. Due to a court ruling calling into question the validity of ballots received after Tuesday night, voters have been asked to refrain from putting them in the mail at this point.
The options that remain as of Election Eve is to deliver the absentee ballot by hand to your city or county elections office -- the address on the outer ballot envelope -- or to deliver them by hand to a staffed drop-off location.
Secretary of State Steve Simon said those who've already mailed their ballot but haven't been able to confirm the ballot was received and accepted may override that ballot by voting in person.
No need to post Drudge here. People know where to find it if they want nonstop doom and gloom.
If Trump takes MN, he’s also winning WI and MI.
I really wish Drudge comments were banned until tomorrow morning at the earliest.
Solid analysis @16
I don’t expect Trump to win Minnesota. If he does though, it would indicate a big red wave. The fact that it is even mentioned as a possibility is a good sign elsewhere.
Drudge is trying to counter the bad news for Biden this morning.
I saw Pence give two speeches yesterday. For the first time I could really see him as POTUS. He got out of “15 days to slow the spread” infomercial mode and sounded relaxed and comfortable in a presidential role.
He had kind of ticked me off by losing control of the messaging of the task force.
“If Trump takes MN, he’s also winning WI and MI.”
That’s logical. My scenario had only about a 0.001% chance of happening anyway, but the idea that there is any path whatsoever (and not quite a 100% ludicrous one) to 270 without taking any of the Democrats’ Industrial Vote Fraud states was, to me, a little surprising if not terribly realistic.
Where does he get his inside info?
Doesn’t look like downtown businesses are resting easy.
Good.
I’m in Roseville right now, but heading home here soon. I don’t like being this close to Minneapolis when the Socialists aren’t behaving badly... Even less when they are feeling froggy.
Trump “almost” won Mn in ‘16. The “smart money” is that if he keeps his original voters and picks up more moderates, that he very well could win here.
I certainly hope so. That would be awesome...
Heavy turnout never favors republicans.
"The NPVIC would go into effect if states representing at least 270 electoral college votes adopt the legislation".
"As of May 2020, 14 states and Washington, D.C., adopted legislation to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Together, they represent 187 Electoral College votes. Colorado, representing nine electoral votes, passed NPVIC legislation, but the law was suspended pending a vote on a veto referendum in 2020."
Until today.
How do u know it doesn’t favor Trump?
Please tell us.
Omar and AOC are outstanding for our side.
“I am counting on the Iron Range counties to come through for President Trump and put him over the top in Minnesota.”
I don’t disagree but am wondering how the 2nd and 3rd ring burbs will do - cities like Rosemount, Coon Rapids, Shakopee, Stillwater, etc.
At a minimum, Trump needs to hold his own in those areas.
It depends on where the turnout is happening.
Depends on which Counties/Precincts are seeing the “heavy turnout”.
If it’s Hennipen and Ramsey Counties... I’d agree.
If it’s Wright, Anoka, and some of the out-State Counties... Trump will be looking good.
The stuff Trump did up on the Iron Range got several Unions up there to flip to endorsing Trump. He didn’t have that last time.
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