{"id":4319,"date":"2024-10-23T23:12:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=4319"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:12:23","slug":"republican-voters-shattering-early-ballot-records-in-key-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=4319","title":{"rendered":"Republican Voters Shattering Early Ballot Records In Key States"},"content":{"rendered":"

With former President Donald Trump\u2019s encouragement, Republicans are voting early once again, heading to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day and contributing to a national total of nearly 19 million early ballots.<\/p>\n

The early turnout is setting records in swing states like Georgia and North Carolina, the Associated Press\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on Monday<\/p>\n

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The GOP hopes this surge in early voting will address a mechanical issue that some within the party attribute to losses in the 2020 presidential election and key races in 2022. Campaigns typically prefer their supporters to vote early so they can concentrate resources on mobilizing more marginal voters right before Election Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am telling everyone to vote early,\u201d Trump said on a podcast last week hosted by conservative and former Secret Service Agent\u00a0Dan Bongino.<\/span><\/p>\n

Republicans appear to be responding positively. In Nevada, where Democrats have historically relied on a strong early voting turnout to counter the GOP on Election Day, approximately 6,000 more Republicans than Democrats had cast early ballots as of Tuesday, according to research by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s unclear what this means for the election. Early voting data only indicates voters\u2019 party registration, not their actual voting intentions, and the early electorate can fluctuate daily as more people vote, the AP added.<\/p>\n

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