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yellowcanine

(36,792 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:36 PM Nov 2012

Voter Suppression by limiting early voting may have backfired in Florida.

Day before Election Day FL outlook: 4.5m have voted, Ds lead Rs by 167,000 ballots

More than 4.5 million Florida votes are already in before Election Day and Democrats used the last full official day of in-person early voting to extend their lead over Republican ballots cast by 167,000, according to this morning's figures.

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy



Looks as if Democrats were more willing to stand in long lines to vote. And I suspect the ones who weren't will make sure they vote on election day just to make sure the party of Rick Scott loses.
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Voter Suppression by limiting early voting may have backfired in Florida. (Original Post) yellowcanine Nov 2012 OP
GO FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC VOTERS! emulatorloo Nov 2012 #1
Voted early to help with the get out the vote effort here. Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #2
And I'll bet some of those labeled repub EC Nov 2012 #3

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)
1. GO FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC VOTERS!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:37 PM
Nov 2012

Governor "Felon" Scott pissed them off, and they are ready to vote!

 

Anthony McCarthy

(507 posts)
2. Voted early to help with the get out the vote effort here.
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:53 PM
Nov 2012

I'll be busy starting this afternoon. See you after the polls close.

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