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Iowa_Flames_Fan · 10-22-2016, 03:27 PM

One thing that may or may not make you feel better about that: it's estimated that as many as 40% of voters may already have cast their ballots by Election Day. As of this morning, 5.6 million Americans have already voted.

http://www.electproject.org/early_2016

Traditionally the GOP has had an advantage among early voters, but that changed in 2008 and 2012. This year is shaping up to be the same, I think--though it is hard to know what to make of these numbers, and (I think) dangerous to read too much into them. But I think if an "October surprise" happens around Halloween, there is a good chance it will simply be too late to make any difference.

10-22-2016, 03:27 PM	#621
Iowa_Flames_Fan Referee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Over the hill Exp:	One thing that may or may not make you feel better about that: it's estimated that as many as 40% of voters may already have cast their ballots by Election Day. As of this morning, 5.6 million Americans have already voted. http://www.electproject.org/early_2016 Traditionally the GOP has had an advantage among early voters, but that changed in 2008 and 2012. This year is shaping up to be the same, I think--though it is hard to know what to make of these numbers, and (I think) dangerous to read too much into them. But I think if an "October surprise" happens around Halloween, there is a good chance it will simply be too late to make any difference.