Vice President Harris’s campaign senior advisor said they “feel really good” about early voting numbers despite Republicans having submitted more ballots, so far, in some swing states.
“We’re seeing a lot of Republicans voting early this time that didn’t vote early four years ago,” said Ian Sams, Harris’s campaign senior advisor, during his Tuesday appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
“Four years ago, Donald Trump was running around trashing early voting and saying, ‘Don’t do it. It’s corrupt. It was a lie,’ but that’s what he was saying this time,” he added. “He’s actually encouraging his voters to go vote early. And so what we’re actually seeing in the data is that these are a lot of Donald Trump’s own 2020 Election Day voters who are just casting their ballot early.”
Even with GOP voters having cast more ballots in battleground states of Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, Sams argued the Democratic nominee’s campaign is fine with the current numbers and added that they have surpassed their “internal metric” from two years ago.
“We feel really good about the numbers that we’re seeing in our own early vote push,” Sams said Tuesday. “We’re exceeding our own internal metrics from 2022, and we’re excited about bringing us home next week.”
Over 53 million voters across the country have cast their ballots this with less than a week before Election Day, according to the University of Florida’s tracker. More than 25 million ballots have been returned while over 27 million were cast in person.
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It’s interesting to see Republicans embrace early voting now after all the misinformation about its “dangers” in 2020. Harris’s campaign has every right to be optimistic if their numbers are on track. The focus should be on voter turnout regardless of party.
Spare me the fake concern over voter turnout. The left’s early voting push has always been about controlling the narrative. Republicans are finally wising up to the tactics and getting more ballots in early. This is about not letting the Democrats run the show uncontested.
Republicans changing their tune on early voting because it suddenly benefits them. Trump spent 2020 discrediting the system, and now Republicans are voting early in droves. Harris’s team has every reason to feel good if they’re on track with their goals.
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Republicans are adapting, that’s all. Trump saw how important early voting turned out to be, so he’s encouraging it. And just because Harris’s advisor says they “feel good” doesn’t mean they actually are. If GOP turnout is up, Democrats should be concerned.
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