Both sides appear to benefit from early voting in the US

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A record number of US voters cast ballots in the 2024 election – exceeding the record number in some states – leading both sides to hope it gives them an edge. Experts, however, warn that interpreting the results will be challenging.

The opinion polls indicate that Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in most of the seven state battlegrounds.

Tim Walz, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama, all of whom are running for president, have voted early as part of Harris’s campaign.

Earlier, President Trump was skeptical about early voting – without evidence – but has since embraced the practice, urging his supporters to vote whenever they are convenient.

It is estimated that at least 62.7 million voters cast early ballots in 2020, which accounts for almost 40% of the total voting turnout.

According to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, more than 3.5 million voters voted in Georgia, or 45 percent of registered voters.

It is expected that about 70% of Georgians will vote early in this election, he added.

There are several other swing states where the situation is similar.

One of the first day’s early voters in Wisconsin was 73-year-old police officer Brad Hines.

Getting out and voting was important for democracy, so I wanted to make sure everybody else did the same,” he said, adding that it was an “important election.”

Timenews1 provided that news.

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