Biden leads 75-18, among those who requested mail ballot(Trump by 8 for those who didn't)

[jorgevlorgan]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[DURHAM D]

1. Any clue what state Cohn is talking about? nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. PA? At least that's what I gathered from the longer Twitter thread. nt

[qazplm135]

16. yes

which means no, they don't count the mail in vote first...but they may well count the early vote first.

[jorgevlorgan]

17. They do start the count of mail votes the day of the election

But it won't be much when they begin releasing the totals since they will be processing and counting at the same time...

I do think this is about the same number nationally, and states like ohio will release the mail vote first, which will have Biden substantially ahead until the election day vote is counted.

[jorgevlorgan]

7. I though it was national, but looking further it might be just for PA?

McDonald's tweet seems to assume he means nationally, too...

[Polybius]

2. One thing I don't understand is why it's a Democrat/Republican thing

Why do most Republicans prefer to vote in-person on Election Day, while most Democrats prefer to vote early and/or by mail? What makes the people in one Party prefer one over the other?

I'm an exception, a liberal Democrat who only votes in person, and my friends look at me like I have 9 heads.

[Rice4VP]

4. Because Trump told them that mail in

voting is rigged...even though he votes by mail. These aren’t the smartest group of people

[Polybius]

9. Before Trump ever said anything, early voting was always nearly all Democrats

I still don't know why we like it and they don't.

[jorgevlorgan]

13. The GOP talking point has always been against letting people vote more

whether it be by mail or early. I think they just follow along with the talking points, nothing more.

[AllyCat]

6. Well, I think this year it is Covid. Dems tend to be science based

Republicans tend to follow whatever Cheetolini said.

[Polybius]

12. This year that's absolutely true

But I remember all the posts here long before Covid in years past, saying things like "Yay, early voting has started!" It's always been more loved by us and they have always soured on it, I'm just trying to figure out why.

[The Magistrate]

15. People Been Waiting To Vote Against This Cheap Thug For Years, Sir

Don't want to wait any longer than they have too....

[torius]

14. Possibly because in some heavily Dem areas

there are hours-long waits to vote because the Rs have made sure there aren’t enough places to vote.

[Blue_true]

5. Given that republicans almost uniformly stated that they would vote in person,

Trump leading by only 8 points among the no mail-in group should be a concern. If people take time to understand how to properly do their mail-in ballots and get them back in early, Joe should develop a lead that overwhelms Trump.

[jorgevlorgan]

8. It looks like there haven't been a lot of efforts into that.

A lot of ads on the topic, anyways.

[Celerity]

10. Trump only holds a 62 to 23 percent lead among registered Republicans in Philly, its suburbs, or

Allegheny County (Pittsburgh+burbs)

Link to tweet

[jorgevlorgan]

11. Oh wow that's not good for him...

[Blue_true]

18. Mixed news.

We can compliment the 23% for having a conscience, or we can focus on how can we possibly live in a society where 62% of republicans simply have no morals at all.

[Celerity]

19. better 62% than 92% nt

[Blue_true]

20. That's true. nt