On the eve of this election, there's something I need your help to understand

[Damansarajaya]

130. It's great that you vote on election day, Will. It's even BETTER if you VOTE EARLY.

Voting early in person or by mail does a number of very good things:

1. It makes it easier for people who can't or won't vote early.

Remember the long lines in Ohio because the Cons wanted to discourage people from voting in 2004? Well, it doesn't stop Cons from putting too few machines in Dem districts, but your early vote makes it less effective for them to discourage voters due to long lines.

2. It makes it easier for your local Democratic HQ to keep track of who voted so they don't have to call you to GOTV.

Every time you vote early, you are someone that your Dem volunteers like me don't have to call on election day.

3. It's money in the bank for Dem candidates.

A lot of folks have every intention of voting on election day, and then their car breaks down, they get sick and have to go to the ER, they are called away for a family emergency, etc. etc. etc. Voting early means it got done, period.

4. It makes all the despicable dark money ads put up at the last minute so that the Dem candidates don't have time to respond to them wholly ineffective.

Voters who voted early cannot be affected by last-minute attack ads, and your voting early tells the Koch Bros. exactly that.

5. It allows you to work on election day.

You can poll watch, drive people to the polls, or GOTV with your local campaign.