Early voting has gone viral in America.
The latest numbers show that 35 million have already voted in the congressional midterm elections, a surge of 176 percent. Florida and Texas lead.
Importantly, the election is bringing back infrequent voters and attracting new voters too.
The GOP has been touting its success in adding new voters to the rolls and many have come in through President Trump’s rallies.
The TargetEarly report said that 1.5 million are new registrants who have never voted before and 6 million are infrequent voters. That is more than double the 2014 numbers.
In his report provided to Secrets, Tom Bonier, CEO of TargetSmart, said, “With just over 24 hours until the first polls close, more than 35 million Americans have already voted in the 2018 midterm elections — a 176 percent increase over the 20 million people who voted at this point in 2014. While early vote data cannot predict election day turnout, there are key insights that we can draw from the electorate that has already turned out, including that the electorate is on course to be younger and more diverse than any midterm in history.”
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