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To: WMarshal

I am seeing signs of a Red Tsunami in most states Trump won - the exception being NC - that looks like a Blue wave - must be all the Yankees that have retired there.


11 posted on 10/26/2018 8:31:59 PM PDT by 11th_VA ("When passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy." - Susan Collins)
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To: 11th_VA

I don’t know where you get that idea about NC.

“Even though there is no Senate race on the ballot, both Republicans and Democrats seem eager to cast a vote in a mid-term election that President Trump has said is a “referendum about me.”

During the presidential election two years ago, 410,000 North Carolinians had voted after four days of early voting — with 13 days of early voting remaining.

This year, nearly 431,000 people have voted after five days of early voting and with 13 days of early voting remaining.

Nationwide and in North Carolina, Democrats expect a “blue wave” as voters are motivated to vote against President Trump.

But so far, Republicans also seem enthusiastic about the election in North Carolina.

The number of registered Republicans who have cast early votes is up by 44 percent compared with the 2014 midterm election, according to Democracy NC.

“The number of Republicans that have been casting ballots, they have to be very happy,” Bitzer said. “There was a lot of concern about depressed enthusiasm, but this shows they are as energized as anyone thought they would be.”

Democrats have seen their numbers increase as well, but not by as much. There’s been an increase of 26 percent in registered Democrats voting early compared to the same period in 2014, according to Democracy NC analysis.

Nearly twice as many unaffiliated voters have cast early votes so far, compared to 2014.

Bitzer said one potentially troubling sign for Democrats is that black voters haven’t seen their participation numbers increase at the same rate as white voters. Black early voting is up just 9 percent from 2014, compared to a 52 percent increase in white voters.”

http://www.wfae.org/post/early-voting-surges-across-north-carolina-republicans-seeing-big-increase#stream/0

Looks like the pattern in NC is the same as all the other Red States.


17 posted on 10/26/2018 8:46:40 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: 11th_VA

Even NC is better than 2016.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article220567670.html


22 posted on 10/26/2018 9:03:44 PM PDT by Ravi
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