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More than 700,000 Floridians have voted, GOP holds 45-39% lead over Dems
Miami Herald ^ | Oct 20, 2012 | Marc Caputo

Posted on 10/20/2012 3:01:00 PM PDT by HawkHogan

Voted ballots:

Party Voted % REP 315,987 45% DEM 277,253 39% IND 110,188 16% Total 703,428

Outstanding requests: Party Requested % REP 688,438 40% DEM 689,990 40% IND 337,446 20% Total 1,715,874

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/10/more-than-700000-floridians-have-voted-gop-holds-45-39-lead-over-dems.html#storylink=cpy

So far, so good in Florida.


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1 posted on 10/20/2012 3:01:03 PM PDT by HawkHogan
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To: HawkHogan

Yeow-suh!


2 posted on 10/20/2012 3:02:20 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Huskrrrr

How does anyone know how many voted for whom?, have they already counted the votes? or are this only baced on exit polls?


3 posted on 10/20/2012 3:05:49 PM PDT by munin
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To: HawkHogan

Any comparative numbers from last year?


4 posted on 10/20/2012 3:07:10 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: munin

Good question.


5 posted on 10/20/2012 3:13:38 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: HawkHogan

The daily update in the absentee-ballot voting war is like the others: Bigger than the day before; and Republicans leading, but not like they used to. Still, it’s a lead. Expect that to change when in-person early voting, which Democrats dominate, begins Saturday Oct. 27:

Voted ballots:

Party Voted %
REP 315,987 45%
DEM 277,253 39%
IND 110,188 16%
Total 703,428

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/10/more-than-700000-floridians-have-voted-gop-holds-45-39-lead-over-dems.html#storylink=cpy


6 posted on 10/20/2012 3:20:36 PM PDT by libbylu
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To: libbylu

Did McCain win election day in FL like he did in OH? How big a cushion did Zero have in “early voting?”


7 posted on 10/20/2012 3:23:33 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
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To: munin

The know how many from each party requested early ballots, and they know how many from each party voted. No one is claiming to know how those people voted.


8 posted on 10/20/2012 3:51:53 PM PDT by Darth Reardon
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To: libbylu
IND 110,188 16%

I would bet good money the Independent vote is skewed Romney

Which means the R/R numbers are even better

9 posted on 10/20/2012 3:57:30 PM PDT by Popman (November 7th...will be a good day for America..)
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To: libbylu

Can’t always go by party. I am registered as a dem (from 2008) and have voted absentee but of course I voted for Romney.


10 posted on 10/20/2012 4:01:00 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: munin
No, I am sure nobody has counted the votes. I think they just know whether the absentee ballot is from a D or R. It does not mean the D or R voted for the candidate in his party.

I do think I heard one secretary of state say his state did count the absentee votes early because there were so many votes to count on election day...that may have been Ohio or Idaho...whatever state had a law suit over early voting extending to nonmilitary.

Anyway, I am no expert. Maybe somebody has more information.

11 posted on 10/20/2012 4:21:28 PM PDT by Bettijo
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To: HawkHogan

Yahoo poll currently running at yahoo.com

If the election were held today...

Obama 47%
Romney 53%

Over 300,000 votes so far...


12 posted on 10/20/2012 4:27:28 PM PDT by djf (Political Science: Conservatives = govern-ment. Liberals = givin-me-it.)
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To: djf

And we know that there will be more Registered Dems voting for Romney than the other way around which is good news for early voting States like FL and WI


13 posted on 10/20/2012 4:37:08 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: HawkHogan
Yepper and count me among one of those who voted "R" even though I am registered as an independent.

Don't know about the rest of FL, but where I live (Largo) there are mostly Romney/Ryan signs and very few Dear Leader/Plugs Biden ones.

14 posted on 10/20/2012 4:48:19 PM PDT by neveralib
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To: LS

Popular Vote
Barack H. Obama 4,282,367 50.91%
John S. McCain 4,046,219 48.10%
No idea about previous absentee ballots. Mitt should win big enough not to worry about hanging chads. There is a local Romney office this year, first time I know of it wasn’t the county GOP in charge. 3 Bambi offices.UF is in my county.


15 posted on 10/20/2012 4:54:57 PM PDT by libbylu
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To: neveralib

I figure if the Indy’s vote 60/40 in favor of Romney [which is not unreasonable] the the R’s have a 9% lead of the D’s.
That’s substantial only questions are can it hold, and is there not October surprises that jazzes the Rat base....


16 posted on 10/20/2012 5:06:03 PM PDT by Swanks
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To: HawkHogan

This can’t be early voting. That doesn’t start til 10 days before Election Day. Must be absentee ballots.


17 posted on 10/20/2012 5:30:46 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More
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To: ilovesarah2012

In Ohio, you get one ballot and you can vote for either party on it. It isn’t classified as D or R until the votes are counted. Is this the same criteria used in Florida?


18 posted on 10/20/2012 7:03:13 PM PDT by Catsrus (Ma)
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