PenisLipsYinYang69@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 days agoEarly midterm voting surges with more than 50 million ballots cast so far – livewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down12
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minus-squareblueworld@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days ago270M of voting age, 250M eligible voters, 115-130M likely to turn out. Call it 72 hours to polls close. 37-43% early turnout… I’d say that’s a good sign. Near the blue wave of 2018. Of course perspective is warranted as 88M voters turned out in 2024 presidential election early. So obviously to early to call still.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 days agoAll I know is that it’s not done until everything’s counted and the dust settles. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of complaints and baseless lawsuits if it doesn’t go one specific way and not sure if that’ll cause delays in certifications
270M of voting age, 250M eligible voters, 115-130M likely to turn out.
Call it 72 hours to polls close. 37-43% early turnout… I’d say that’s a good sign. Near the blue wave of 2018.
Of course perspective is warranted as 88M voters turned out in 2024 presidential election early. So obviously to early to call still.
All I know is that it’s not done until everything’s counted and the dust settles. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of complaints and baseless lawsuits if it doesn’t go one specific way and not sure if that’ll cause delays in certifications