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2016 Postmortem

ffr

(22,669 posts) Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:21 PM Oct 2012

GOTV in Florida (FL) 1st weekend turnout

10/29/12 - With 1,864,891 votes cast in early voting, Dems lead Reps by 0.6 points and this includes absentee ballots which the Republicans had held a substantial lead in.

Democratic lead
~9,300 votes

Statewide early/mail numbers:
Democrats -- 783,254 or 42.0 percent (Dems to Reps only 50.3%)
Republican -- 773,930, or 41.5 percent (Dems to Reps only 49.7%)
Others -- 307,707, or 16.5 percent

GMU.EDU 2012 Election Statistics
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GOTV my fellow Democrats. Swing the congressional balance of power to Obama. Victory 2012