More than 4.2 million people have already voted early in the presidential election, vastly exceeding the pace of 2016 as Democrats amass a commanding lead in returned mail ballots.
Some voters could be voting earlier because they're wary about the performance of the U.S. Postal Service and want to get their ballots in the mail as soon as possible. Yet when combined with the long lines at in-person polling places as well, it's likely voters are more excited about this election than 2016.
He called it"good news" for voters and election officials who feared a rush of mail-ballots around Election Day."We're no longer looking at potentially this huge crush of ballots that are going to come in right at the end of the election.
"That being said," he added,"the concerning thing for Republicans has to be that once a Democratic vote is cast it can't be taken back. So our window to message and convert any of these voters away from voting for Democrats is shorter than the number of days left in the campaign." "Trump supporters have been listening to the president, his rhetoric about mail-ballot fraud, and they decided not to vote by mail," McDonald said, adding that not only did Democrats request more mail ballots than Republicans, they are also returning them at higher rates.
But he said:"It's a concern for Democrats because mail ballots are far more likely to be disqualified for various reasons than are in-person ballots."
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