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According to our latest figures, 13.7 million Americans have already
voted in the 2016 general election (by absentee ballot or by in-person
voting), including 7.5 million in 12 battleground states. But there is
no comparison when it comes to which campaign and party is truly
emphasizing early voting. As NBC's Alex Jaffe observed while covering
Trump's event in Springfield, OH yesterday, "I didn't see a single RNC
or OHGOP volunteer signing folks up to volunteer or offering early vote
info on my way in or out of Trump's … rally." Contrast that with the
observations from NBC's reporters covering the Clinton campaign and its
surrogates.
NBC's Monica Alba: "Dozens
of volunteers at HRC events. And this week, most of her events were
strategically positioned within walking distance of early voting sites.
[On Thursday], Michelle Obama urged everyone to go vote the moment they
left the NC rally."
NBC's Danny Freeman: "It's
almost unimaginable having a Bill [Clinton] event, especially on these
bus tours, without early voting efforts. [Wednesday night] in
Fayetteville the biggest signage was a huge 'Vote early' sign behind
Clinton with student volunteers pestering crowd watchers… Now that
doesn't mean they're always successful, but the efforts are 100% there."
Now NBC's Ali Vitali,
who has been covering the Trump campaign from the beginning, has
noticed people in neon shirts registering attendees at Trump's North
Carolina and Florida rallies. She adds, "But most states are lacking/not
visible." Given that kind of disparity, if the race is close on Nov. 8,
one side will have an advantage over the other.
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Source: NBC News
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