GOP Lags In Early Vote
Not that it’s necessarily a slam-dunk portent of ballots yet to be cast (or boxes to be held and stuffed, for the cynics and conspiracy theorists among us), but totals from early voting in Charlotte indicate that Republicans will have their work cut our for them and ground to gain on Election Day.
Of the 17,809 early ballots cast over 14 days of what the local elections board quaintly calls “no excuse” voting, stretching way back to Oct. 20, 61 percent (about 11,000 ballots) have been cast by Democrats, compared to a less robust 22 percent (just over 4,000) by Republicans. Unaffiliated voters cast nearly 3,000 ballots, or about 16 percent of the total.
Elections officials and political prognosticators are forecasting anywhere from an anemic 15 to 20 percent turnout when polls close Tuesday.
The message: your vote counts; don’t dilute it with a dose of apathy.
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