Deleted User wrote: » Splitter!!
Manic Moran wrote: » For the curious, my county sample ballot. https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/4570/Generic-Sample-Ballot-PDF
droidus wrote: » Just another note on Florida. This is a very conservative county. Trump won 68.8% of it in 2016. It doesn't look like he'll get those numbers this time, despite the big lead in election day voters for the GOP.https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1323658013652226048
Manic Moran wrote: » And voting done. Voter #84 in my center, at 09:48. In and out in about ten minutes, five of which was spent staring at the screen thinking "Do I really want to vote for this person?" I have never before been presented with such a God-awful selection of candidates to choose from, and I'm not talking about just the legislature-level candidates either, though I'm not pleased by them (Worse, unlike in 2016, the third party candidates provide no source of succor). The big argument for the school district superintendent isn't anything to do with budgets, but sex education policies. Much though I hate the idea of the candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme court being nominated after a primary system by the two major parties, I'm sorry, Libertarians, I'm not voting for your guy who, though a lawyer, has never been a judge before. Similarly, though I may have issues with my county sheriff, also selected by the Democrat primary system, at least he's a lawman unlike the Republican who has never, to my knowledge, worn a uniform of any sort. I have also learned that the Texas State Railroad Commission hasn't regulated railroads since 2005, and is now purely a regulatory agency for the oil and gas industry. With selections like the ones I had, no wonder voter turnout can be low. For the curious, my county sample ballot. https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/4570/Generic-Sample-Ballot-PDF The computer system deleted from my screen (so I didn't have to see them) choices not relevant to me, such as legislators from other districts, city propositions not of San Antonio, etc. Unfortunately, I have no time to get politically involved and to try to actively fix this. All I can do is vote for the closest options to my preferences and hope the statisticians and analysts come up with the right conclusions.
robinph wrote: » They put peoples nicknames on the ballot?!?!?!? "Spike" Really?!? But also who needs the name Peter clarifying that they mean "Pete" or that Elizabeth is known as "Liz"?
According to the rules for PA signs are not supposed to be hung within 10 feet of a polling centre.
Outlaw Pete wrote: » Quite a bit of cheating on show in some polling stations with Biden flyers being handed out inside one and two others had poster sized versions of these flyers pinned to walls near the entrances of at least two. Here's some examples, but lots of tweets pointing out similar:https://twitter.com/rebellions/status/1323610614024065029 According to the rules for PA signs are not supposed to be hung within 10 feet of a polling centre. Dems using the excuse that the room inside the centre was ten feet from the entrance. Pretty pathetic excuse and I hope staff rip down such signs when they see them and turf anyone out trying to hand out flyers inside these centres.
DK224 wrote: » https://twitter.com/umichvoter99/status/1323663407342641154 R lead at 75,183 or 0.76 percentage points. 2016 R lead was 0.64 pct pts. Trump is already ahead of 2016 and it's only 11:30 am in Florida.
BonnieSituation wrote: » That's just too much choice for my mind. Voting for judges is bananas. How long are those lower ballot terms?
Canice Picklington wrote: » I've been trying to crunch the numbers on that tweet for the last 20 minutes based off 2016 results but it's a fool's game, really.
BorneTobyWilde wrote: » CNN Reporter asked people in line '' who you voting for'' They're like '' do I have to tell you '' No no course not ''cool '' all very mellow. But lets get real, if it was Biden they'd say Biden. Trump has millions of secret voters.
Tell me how wrote: » Unless they're some of the Republicans who have had enough and don't want to face the anger of some on their own side. We'll find out in about 12 hours.
BorneTobyWilde wrote: » Yes we will, and it will be 2016 all over again Trump Wins Florida Trump Wins Texas Trump Wins PA Trump Wins Georgia Trump Wins Ohio
AllForIt wrote: » I think the same sort thing again today. There is no way enthusiastic high turn out is a result of fervent support for Biden. I think most ppl who voted for Trump will vote for him again.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Would you prefer to see Trump re-elected?
Francie Barrett wrote: » There's a live data feed of the turnout in Florida, here's the specific link to Pinellas County, which switched red last time and is viewed as a bellweather. Democrats had a lead before polling stations opened, but it's shrinking all morning. Democrats percentage of the votes cast is 38.5% as of typing this.https://tqv.vrswebapps.com/?state=FL&county=pin In 2016, Republicans cast 38.7% of the votes in Florida last time, Democrats cast 38.1% My initial read is that both the Republicans and Democrats have both been able to get the vote out with neither side appearing to benefit significantly so far. It looks like Florida will be decided by the non-affiliated voters.
BorneTobyWilde wrote: » No, but that's what will happen
Canice Picklington wrote: » Let's go back to Sumter County in Florida for the craic. 2016 results: Vote share: Trump 68.78% Clinton 29.53% Vote numbers: Trump 52,730 Clinton 22,638 Vote share margin: 39.25% Raw vote margin: 30,092 Total county turnout: 76,665 State result: Trump 49.02% Clinton 47.82% Sumter County as a percentage of total Florida votes cast: 0.81% 2012 results: Vote share: Romney 67.13% Obama 32.25% Vote numbers: Romney 40,646 Obama 19,524 Vote share margin: 34.88% Raw vote Margin: 21,122 Total county turnout: 60,479 State result: Obama 50.01% Romney 49.13% Sumter County as a percentage of total Florida votes cast: 0.71% This is a Trump county and turnout is well up again - but is the increased turnout good for him this time? Or, could it be a case that if turnout jumps in Trump supporting counties more than it does in Biden counties, that could offset a slight loss in vote share in those counties, because on the raw numbers, you could have a bigger margin with less vote share? What's noteworthy about the difference between 2012 and 2016 is not how much Trump's vote share jumped by, but how much Clinton's fell from Obama. Clinton's raw vote numbers were higher than Obama's, but the absolute vote margin was higher - and Sumter county as a percentage of total Florida votes cast increased from 0.71% to 0.81%. I still think Trump needs to hit 68.00% in Sumter county as a minimum because turnout will likely be up across the state.
