GOP worried about early surge in dem voting in battle ground states. "the margins are 'stunning'

[Demovictory9]

https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Early-surge-of-Democratic-mail-voting-sparks-15607367.php

Democratic voters who have requested mail ballots - and returned them - greatly outnumber Republicans so far in key battleground states, causing alarm among GOP party leaders and strategists that President Donald Trump's attacks on mail voting could be hurting the party's prospects to retain the White House and the Senate this year.

Of the more than 9 million voters who requested mail ballots through Monday in Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maine and Iowa, the five battleground states where such data is publicly available, 52% were Democrats. Twenty-eight percent were Republicans and 20% were unaffiliated.

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Even more alarming to some Republicans, Democrats are also returning their ballots at higher rates than GOP voters in two of those states where that information is available: Florida and North Carolina.

The wide Democratic lead in mail voting so far has been the subject of urgent discussions among top GOP officials, according to people familiar with the conversations.

The margins are "stunning" - and bad news for Republicans up and down the ballot, said longtime GOP pollster Whit Ayers. While the Republican Party is focused on getting voters out on Election Day, he noted that older voters who have traditionally supported Republicans are most concerned about covid-19 infection and could choose to stay home if an outbreak arises as the election nears.

The trend has emerged after Trump has spent months assailing voting by mail, making unsubstantiated claims that it is prone to corruption and fraud - attacks that have resonated with Republican voters, polls show. State and local Republicans, fearful of losing what has long been a key turnout advantage for the GOP, spent the last few months racing to reassure voters that mail voting was safe, despite the president's rhetoric.

[BootinUp]

1. dont get complacent! ;-)

[Demovictory9]

2. ok ;-)

[Cha]

3. Pathetic.. repubs have to cover for the head maggot's LIES.

[uriel1972]

4. "As ye sow, so shall ye reap"

not to mention they made their beds gotta lie in 'em now.
Hope the trend holds true.

[OrlandoDem2]

5. In 2018 Dems in FL had the lead but the GOP showed up in a stunning display

at the polls. Moral of the story? KEEP VOTING, DEMOCRATS!!

[UpInArms]

6. My family

Of three voted early on Monday ...

It felt liberating

[BlueWavePsych]

7. Let's get our SUPER MAJORITY!

GOTV

[lpbk2713]

8. "We're gonna have to find a way to cheat around this."

"Somebody put in a call to our brain trust. Quick."

[cheezmaka]

9. Karma....Gotta love it!

The GOP is starting to get a taste of there "own medicine"!

[budkin]

10. This sounds like BS

To lower Democratic turnout.

[UCmeNdc]

11. Do not get overconfident. Vote! Then help others to vote!

Help GOTV!

Encourage others to vote Biden/Harris 2020 when you get the chance. It is that important!

[Alpeduez21]

12. I hate these stories

It's not that I'm not excited and encouraged by the possibility of a Democratic victory. I think saying Dems are out there voting in record numbers encourages repukes to go vote in greater numbers.