Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump seemed encouraged by the early voting sign, saying it was “really great” that former President Trump is advocating for early voting. This is a clear reversal from previous statements.
“It's really great that he's fully on board with not just early voting, but voting by mail, and understands how important this is to making sure he wins on election night,” Lara Trump said. I think so,” he said in an interview. NewsNation's Black Berman asked her if she feels like she's “trying to keep up” with the former president's changing opinions.
President Trump has previously criticized early voting, but has recently changed his tune.
Berman said that in the 25 states for which he had early voting data, 43% were Democrats and 35% were Republicans, which he called an “improvement” for Republicans.
In response, Lara Trump said, “I think traditionally Republicans have been more likely to want to go vote on Election Day,” and that was “even before Donald Trump.”
Record numbers of votes were cast in North Carolina and Georgia on the first day of early voting.
More than 350,000 votes were cast in the Tar Heel State, exceeding the number cast on the first day of early voting in 2020.
In Georgia, the first-day vote total was More than twice the record.
According to The Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters (DDHQ) election forecast, Harris leads Trump 48.7% to 47.8%.
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