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Carl45

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16. many republicans are voting democrats

Reply to Downtown Hound (Original post)

Mon Oct 29, 2018, 06:00 PM

Oct 2018

I live in Miami, my neighbors are registered as Republicans, but they voted democrats this weekend and my parents are registered as indep, but they voted democrats

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Republicans currently lead in early Florida voting, BUT... [View all] Downtown Hound Oct 2018 OP

May I expand that to saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #1

Kornacki reminds me of the rabbit being chased in a dog race...his air time depends on asiliveandbreathe Oct 2018 #7

College kids need to VOTE. AJT Oct 2018 #2

Anecdotally from up north (I believe he's in KY somewhere) Roland99 Oct 2018 #11

I assume the vote count is by affiliation, correct? In It to Win It Oct 2018 #3

Correct. We have no idea how those people actually voted. Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #4

You get crossover both ways. Blue_true Oct 2018 #18

Yeah, it's not really a "vote count"... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #12

No guarantee all those registered republicans are actually voting republican, either. GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #5

Exactly. And independents are breaking Dem. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #6

Some of those Repubs probably voted Dem obamanut2012 Oct 2018 #8

It is a little closer than that SolidBlueDem Oct 2018 #9

Nice! Pretty much exactly what I predicted! Downtown Hound Oct 2018 #10

Aren't they due for a Pews to the Polls weekend coming up? Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #13

I don't know whether the totals include that vote. Blue_true Oct 2018 #19

i'm still saying barbtries Oct 2018 #14

add 2 more Democratic Votes onethatcares Oct 2018 #15

Great. nt Blue_true Oct 2018 #20

many republicans are voting democrats Carl45 Oct 2018 #16

GOTV, hammer through the finish. Blue_true Oct 2018 #17

"there are more Republicans who are going to vote Dem than there are Dems who will vote Rep" Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #21

Turnout War BlueDog22 Oct 2018 #22