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New Mexico is setting voter turnout records
KOAT ^

Posted on 11/03/2020 9:47:18 AM PST by splash73

More than 57% of New Mexico voters have already cast their ballot.

"A tremendous number of people have already voted, more than ever before, early,” said KOAT political analyst Brian Sanderoff.

To put this in perspective, the previous record for early and absentee voting was 48%. That was set in 2008 when Barack Obama won his first term as president.

"This is a clerk's dream. I am loving every minute of this,” said Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover. "Hopefully we can keep this enthusiasm. This is how it should be for every election.”

So, why are so many people voting early. Is it because of COVID-19?

"Turnout would have been high regardless just because this is a high-profile election, lines drawn between Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” Sanderoff said.

Stover said her office is seeing a mix of voters.

"We have had a lot of first-time voters, 18-year-old people vote,” Stover said. “We had some older people vote for the first time. They never voted and they are elderly and they said, ‘This time I am gong to vote.’"

“We are on our way to having record breaking voter turnout,” Sanderoff said.

The overall record for voter turnout is 77%. That too was set the year Obama won.

For us to hit that number, about 270,000 New Mexicans will have to show up on Election Day -- not unheard of. About the same number of people showed up at the polls in 2016 when Trump won his first term.

“This is not a ho-hum election,” Sanderoff said. “This is an election where people have very strong feelings one way or the other.”

(Excerpt) Read more at koat.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Mexico
KEYWORDS: newmexico; voterturnout
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1 posted on 11/03/2020 9:47:18 AM PST by splash73
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To: splash73

NM is my On surprise state list


2 posted on 11/03/2020 9:49:20 AM PST by BigEdLB (BigedLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
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To: splash73

YES FACEBOOK, STOP! I KNOW, I’VE ALREADY VOTED


3 posted on 11/03/2020 9:50:17 AM PST by Ikeon (Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's.)
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To: splash73

Demographics favor Trump http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3899759/posts


4 posted on 11/03/2020 9:51:20 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: BigEdLB

On mine is NY, CA and NJ!

How do you put up with Dem White Kids burning down your Hoods and leaving you with food and commodity deserts?-)


5 posted on 11/03/2020 9:53:17 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: splash73

bookmark


6 posted on 11/03/2020 9:55:31 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: Harpotoo

I live in the Bay Area. Do not underestimate the stupidity of the virtue-signaling Karens and Chads who infest this part of the world.


7 posted on 11/03/2020 9:56:04 AM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Harpotoo

How do you put up with Dem White Kids burning down your Hoods and leaving you with food and commodity deserts?-)

*********

I’m born, raised and currently residing in Cali.

I am surrounded by the idiot left.

news flash: If they were capable of relating cause to effect, they wouldn’t be leftists.


8 posted on 11/03/2020 9:58:41 AM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Harpotoo

I’m in NY- i don’t think President Trump wins but i think it will be much closer than anyone expects and we will swipe seats in the House...two things:

1- i live in New Castle, same town as the clintons. Liberal craphole. There was literally no line when i went to vote today. Two minute wait. Tells me there is no enthusiasm for biden.

2- My buddy lives in Putnam county, just north of me. Very Republican- went McCain in 2008. He said there were long lines at 6AM this morning.

Praying very hard...


9 posted on 11/03/2020 10:00:13 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: splash73

If NM is typically ‘rat, then why the big push by Dems to turn out the vote? They know something’s up and this is part of the psyops dis-information campaign.


10 posted on 11/03/2020 10:00:43 AM PST by shotgun
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“We are on our way to having record breaking voter turnout,”

Because a Trump lanslide is in progress.


11 posted on 11/03/2020 10:05:06 AM PST by Signalman
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To: LS; CedarDave

Ping.


12 posted on 11/03/2020 10:07:39 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: splash73

NM has very corrupt officials. The more turnout they claim then the easier it is for them to enter fraudulent votes into the system. People should keep that in mind. This goes for all states.


13 posted on 11/03/2020 10:08:22 AM PST by Revel
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To: shotgun

Maybe this is why:

GOP Chair in New Mexico Says Trump Will Win State

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/31/gop-chair-in-new-mexico-says-donald-trump-will-win-the-state/amp/?__twitter_impression=true


14 posted on 11/03/2020 10:08:39 AM PST by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: BigEdLB

My nephew and his wife are first time New Mexico voters and they voted for Trump. They are proud Hispanics. They love Trump and hate the NM governor even more. New Mexico is TIRED of her and her control.


15 posted on 11/03/2020 10:10:46 AM PST by FoundinTexas (rs)
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To: shotgun
Hey New Mexico...Never Forget the political trash heaped on the United States via Democrats/Progressives, BLM, antifa, hired Soros thugs and these two who have plundered the U.S. Government for 47 + years...utter trash:

Hunter has his (pornographic photos) up on the net.

16 posted on 11/03/2020 10:13:34 AM PST by yoe (President Trump works for We The People - not China as Biden has and will.)
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To: shield

My point exactly


17 posted on 11/03/2020 10:15:07 AM PST by shotgun
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To: splash73

New Mexico has been overrun with Santa Fe finocchios, granolas, bums, CA and NY lefties, and other assorted hippies and welfare takers. I’ll be surprised if it flips, but I’d love to be surprised. I’d especially like Ronchetti to win the Senate seat.


18 posted on 11/03/2020 10:17:22 AM PST by Mr. Rabbit
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To: NohSpinZone

Trump is the Grandaddy of all Chads! He is an Alpha with gobs of money, beautiful ladies and swagger.


19 posted on 11/03/2020 10:23:59 AM PST by 31R1O
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To: yoe
Hunter Bidet is one sick puppy. The 💩 doesn't fall far from the bat.
20 posted on 11/03/2020 10:28:15 AM PST by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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