250,000 Minnesotans have already voted. Here's what we know

[TexasTowelie]

More than a quarter of a million people have already voted in Minnesota and the record-breaking numbers are expected to surge as Election Day approaches.

“We are on track to have about 50,000 people voting prior to Election Day in Ramsey County,” said Joe Mansky, the county’s election manager. If that comes to pass, more than 15 percent of Ramsey County residents will be all done with voting before Nov. 8.

This is the first presidential election year when anyone, regardless of whether they will be absent from their voting precinct on Election Day, is allowed to cast an absentee ballot.

But there’s also something else at play among the thousands who have already cast ballots, Mansky said.

Read more: http://www.twincities.com/2016/10/28/mn-early-voting-ballot-where-to-vote-early/

[Warpy]

1. That's about the same number of early voters here in NM

during the first week of early voting. When you realize that the total number of registered voters in this state is in the 1,400,000 ballpark, that 250,000 looks YOOOOGE. And that's just the first week. The lines will appear next week as the relative procrastinators go in. On election day, the true procrastinators show up.

I don't think you can say much about the politics of people who vote early versus waiting until voting day. However, if the turnout stays this heavy, it's not good news for Republicans.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I think that good things are going to be happening when the ballot counts are released the night of

the election. I hope that some long coattails will also result.

[Warpy]

3. Yeah, maybe we'll get rid of Steve Pearce (R-as dumb as Gohmert)

from that southern NM district that has all the Texan transplant xenophobes in it. Maybe the Hispanic majority finally registered and will outvote them this time.

I did notice a lot of local races were unopposed Democrats. The Republicans seem to have written this state off since we got 100% paper ballots.