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In 1969, just a few years before Bernie Sanders first sought public office, he penned a number of columns on a variety of topics: sexuality -- including violent rape fantasies and the sexual development of children -- emotional links to cancer, foreign relations and the failures of traditional education. He rails against "conservative" education -- what he viewed as an ineffective and soulless learning environment where children must "sit still for 7 hours a day ... and raise their hands when they have to go to the bathroom." It was a theme he returned to repeatedly that year, denouncing authoritarian...

Futurists sometimes claim that preterism was invented in the middle ages by Luis Alcazar. That charge is very clearly false. Let’s take a look at what the early church thought about eschatology. We preterists argue that our views are completely consistent with Jesus and his disciples. That is, the ideas which are represented by preterists were the views of the New Testament writers themselves, who expected the fulfillment of all biblical prophecy to take place in their generation. So, we feel that we are in good company! But what about the church leaders after the original Apostles? Actually, there are...

Early to Bed, Early to Rise, Work Like Hell and Advertise I’m sure there are many details of Internet advertising that I’m unaware of but I am aware that Internet access to me is important. Someone receives compensation for providing access to me. It is more important to sell me something but gaining access to me is the first step. It may only be worth pennies to have access to me but those pennies appear to be the force behind the Internet. The pros and cons of a border wall to assist the government in securing America’s border are in...

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More than 35 million americans early votes have been counted - well more than the total cast in the 2014 midterms. The NBC news data analytics Lab, using voter file data from TargetSmart, found that 35,526,881 early votes were counted nationwide as of Monday. In states that have early voting, 42 percent of voters are Republican, 41 percent are Democrats, and 17 percent have either independent or have another party affiliation. Republican-affiliated voters have outpaced Democratic-affiliated voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee and Texas. In Nevada, Democratic-affiliated voters have outpaced their Republican counterparts. The total early vote as...

Voters casting ballots early in Sarasota say Trump was a big factor in their vote this year Sarasota retiree Patricia Rardin doesn’t always vote in midterm elections. “It depends on the issues,” said the 66-year-old former medical transcriptionist after she cast her ballot early over the weekend. “This one was important. I want to get rid of the people who vote alongside Trump.” Rudy Fraccio used to vote for Democrats but now believes the party is too liberal. The 85-year-old Sarasota health care worker voted a straight Republican ticket over the weekend, in part to support President Donald Trump. “I...

More than twice as many Texas voters, by percentage, cast ballots during early voting this year, compared to the totals from the 2014 midterm elections, according to the Secretary of State's office. Early voting ended Friday and already 4,884,528 (39.86 percent of voters) have gone to the polls or mailed in a ballot. In 2014, 1,715,731 (19.11 percent) early voted.

Florida results of yesterday's (Friday) 10/26/2018 combined "Mail-In, Absentee & Early voting activity. Republicans, 988,616 votes cast & recorded. Democrats, 915,674 votes cast & recorded. Others, 14,181 votes cast & recorded. Independents, 395,114 votes cast & recorded. The Trump, Republican vote lead has increased by 11,000 votes in one day, which brings the current Trump, Republican vote lead to 72,943 & rising. If this trend continues, Both Democrats, Mayor, Andrew Gillum, Senator, Bill Nelson & the entire Florida Democrat Ticket will be severely defeated on the coming Election Day, Tuesday, 11/06/2018. We should have this sorted out by next weekend...

Here are yesterday's "Mail-In" & "Early Voting results from the State of Florida Division of Elections, posted this morning: Republicans, 635,958 votes cast & recorded. (Mail-In) Republicans, 233,692 votes cast & recorded. (Early Vote) Democrats, 575,554 votes cast & recorded. (Mail-In) Democrats, 232646 votes cast & recorded. (Early Vote) Others, 7,977 votes cast & recorded. (Mail-In) Others, 4,306 votes cast & recorded. (Early Vote) Independents, 258,289 votes cast & recorded. (Mail-In) Independents, 89,189 votes cast & recorded, (Early Vote) Republicans have increased their lead over Democrats by almost 10,000 votes. The GOP vote lead now stands at 61,449 votes!!! This...

The Florida Division Of elections has just posted the "Mail-In & Early Voting" activity for Wednesday, October 24, 2019. The GOP (Republicans) maintain their strong lead which is now at a "53,168" vote lead!!! Results are as follows: Mail-In Voting: Republicans - 582,490 votes cast & recorded. Democrats - 526,375 votes cast & recorded. Others - 12,826 votes cast & recorded. No Party Affiliation (Independents) - 234,992 votes cast & recorded. Early Voting: Republicans - 165,601 votes cast & recorded. Democrats - 168,548 votes cast & recorded. Others - 3,094 votes cast & recorded. No Party Affiliation - 63,125 votes...

Early voting numbers from several key battleground states now show Republican voters turning out in far greater numbers than Democratic ones, signaling an initial GOP surge that may dull the prospects of a so-called "blue wave" on Nov. 6. Republican voters have taken the lead in turnout numbers in Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona -- states that Fox News analyses show are the scenes of close and pivotal House, Senate and gubernatorial races. The results are most striking in Tennessee, where 63 percent of early voters are affiliated with the Republican Party, compared to only 30 percent...

The Florida Division of Elections has just posted yesterday's (Tuesday), 10/23/2018, Mail-In & Early Voting results as of 7:15 AM this morning, 10/24/2016. here are the latest results: Republicans - 623,206 votes cast & recorded. Democrats - 570,046 votes cast & recorded. Others - 8,287 votes cast & recorded. No Party Affiliation - 245,472 votes cast & recorded. Republicans continue to lead Democrats from day one of voting by 53,206 vote margin!!! Side Bar: Another POTUS, Donald J. Trump Massive, Exciting political rally this evening, Wednesday, October 24, 2018, being held in Mosinee, Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Central Airport Hangar....

Here are the listed Results for Florida "Mail-In & Early Voting activity for Tuesday, October 23, 2018. Republicans - 499,601 votes cast & recorded. Democrats - 446,056 votes cast & recorded. Others - 6,382 votes cast & recorded. No Party Affiliation - 194,857 votes cast & recorded. GOP retains a lead of 53,745 votes. Republicans have held the lead since the beginning of "Mail-In & Early Voting" which began in Florida a little more then one week ago. Side Bar Note: POTUS, Donald J. Trump continues his four (4) political rallies across the USA this week: Houston, Texas (Completed), Mosinee,...

As we wind down this election, we begin to hear the familiar chime: The election is over and/or can be predicted because of what we see in the early vote. Don’t buy it. While we might be able to make some broad projections based upon early voting – maybe – we’re more likely to substitute our own judgments and arbitrary intuitions for actual results.

KENNER, La. -- Folks in Kenner who hoped to avoid the lines by voting early have been waiting up to an hour due to internet issues.The early voting location on Minor Street near Rivertown started experiencing issues with the machines as early as 8:55 a.m. this morning, according to a voter in line.The Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters staff is being forced to manually verify voters.Eric Miller, owner of Miller Foto in Harahan, was waiting in line when the internet error occurred."Typically, voting at the Kenner location is smooth, but today they were totally unprepared for the computer outage," Miller...

Early voting begins Tuesday for Louisianians eligible to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election. Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 25 and continues through Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily excluding Sunday, Oct. 30. There were long lines when early voting locations opened. At one location in Ascension Parish, as many as 300 people showed up first thing Tuesday. Half-hour to hour waits were common across the area Tuesday morning.

Funny. I have been voting since 1976 and this is first time I have been nervous.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is urging officials in Florida to extend the state’s voter registration deadline in response to Hurricane Matthew.“The one thing we are hoping and expecting is that officials in Florida will adapt deadlines to account for the storm,” Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said Thursday. “The voter registration deadline in Florida is Oct. 11 and our hope would be that a little bit more time would be given for people who were expecting to be able to get registered before the election.”“We certainly expect that the governor and local officials will make that possible,” he said.

In 2016, that domination has been reversed, as Donald Trump is now poised to carry the critical battleground state. Check out the numbers below, and remember, Trump also dominates the share of Independent votes as well, meaning he likely already has a 200,00+ vote lead over Hillary in Florida. If these trends hold, Donald Trump and his millions of supporters will be very pleased come Election Day. Read more at http://dcwhispers.com/wow-trump-breaks-early-voting-record-florida-national-landslide-looms/#Dvp1sYPWlpGOi5Jz.99

<p>N.C. AP Voters in tightly contested North Carolina have seen the presidential candidates and their surrogates a lot this summer.</p> <p>What helps make the state such a political hot spot is that voting begins there before anywhere else.</p> <p>Election officials begin mailing ballots Sept. 9 to any registered voter in North Carolina who formally requested one. That's the earliest in the country and 60 days before the Nov. 8 election.</p>