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12:30 Report — Why early voting figures are worrying some Dems

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23.10.2024
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12:30 REPORT

It’s Wednesday. We’re 13 days from Election Day, folks!🎵 Cause in a fortnight, all the ballots will be cast 🎵 Here's what's happening today:

  • Harris is doing a CNN town hall tonight.
  • Early voting figures are worrying Democrats, but there’s *a lot* we don’t know about the numbers.
  • Pollster Nate Silver said today his gut feeling is that Trump will win.
  • Obama rapped an Eminem song while campaigning for Harris last night.
  • Yelp paused reviews for the McDonald’s Trump visited.
  • The Hill turns 30 today! 🎂 Read the celebratory letter from our editor-in-chief, Bob Cusack.

I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips, commentary, feedback and cookie recipes to cmartel@thehill.com. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here.

🚌 On The Campaign Trail

'Tis the damn season, as T. Swift would say:

Early voting is officially underway (in some form) in all seven swing states (!) Roughly 18 million Americans have already cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election.

Early voting has sparked a lot of chatter and predictions for the election, but that comes with two caveats:

  • While we know the number of early ballots that have been cast, either in-person or by mail, we don’t know whom those voters chose.

  • We also don’t know whether the burst of early voting signals voter enthusiasm or just........

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