Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News/AP

October 22, 2024, 12:01 AM


MADISON, Wis. -- In-person early voting kicks off Tuesday across battleground Wisconsin, with former President Barack Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz hosting a rally in liberal Madison and Republicans holding events to encourage casting a ballot for Donald Trump before Election Day.

Trump lost Wisconsin by just under 21,000 votes in 2020, an election that saw unprecedented early and absentee voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are expecting another razor-thin margin in Wisconsin and both sides are pushing voters to cast their ballots early.

Trump was highly critical of voting by mail in past elections, falsely claiming it was ripe with fraud. But this election he and his backers are embracing all forms of voting, including by mail and early in-person. Trump himself encouraged early voting at a rally in Dodge County, Wisconsin, earlier this month.

Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Brian Schimming said Monday that the vote-early message from Trump and Republicans this year has been “very clear.” Schimming even put in a plug for using absentee ballot drop boxes, a method of returning ballots that Trump once opposed and that some Wisconsin Republicans still do.

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[winagawaukee]

1. Just voted in Red Waukesha County

I early voted in my suburban/rural Red Waukesha town this morning. In line for about an hour and half. The polling place only had two individual polling stations. Had to first check in with the Town Clerk to assure that I was registered to vote. Than I was handed my ballot and an envelope.

If the practice is similar to prior procedures they will just lock up the ballots until Election Day. As this was the first day of early voting it should taper off.

I assume both sides are motivated for their respective candidates. The only disappointed thing is that we had no opposing Democratic candidates for State Assembly or County Officers. Waukesha County has the highest number of Democratic voters behind Dane and Milwaukee County. I hope you are reading this Ben Winkler.

[Joe Nation]

2. Mailing 200 get out the vote postcards to Wisconsin this week

My wife and I signed up to fill out 200 post cards going to Democrats that registered but didn't vote in the last election. Hope it inspires some to vote this election. Fingers crossed.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Excellent!!