Results show huge early and absentee vote in Florida

Saturday was a huge day in Florida. I know what it felt like because my ex went to vote at 9 a.m. At 1:30 in the afternoon she was still standing in line when I dropped off my daughter. She waited about 90 more minutes before voting. Jot that vote for Obama. These numbers that follow are what happened in Florida when it comes to the early and absentee ballot vote. It’s good news; that’s if you’re with the President tonight. We’ll wait and see. The info is courtesy of the Daily Kos blog. One more thing, when watching election results tonight, if Obama wins Florida, might as well go to sleep because he’s won. It’s not a must win for Obama, but it looks like Romney needs it in order to have any chance. Remember we’re down to the battleground states. And like Bill Clinton said, it’s all about the math. One last thing, it seems the independents will decide the race in Florida. It’s not new news. If you’re a political junkie and like to follow the numbers, keep your eyes on the middle of the state – areas from Tampa to Orlando. Puerto Rican will play a vital role. If he wins, Obama may owe it to the Boricuas in central Florida.

Alvaro F. Fernandez

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Here are the early vote totals:

Dems 1,109,262 (46%) / 
Reps 862,277 (35.75%)
 / Inds 440,133 (18.25%)

TOTAL 2,411,672

385,043 people early voted on Saturday and that doesn’t include the absentee/mail-in ballots. The Miami Herald says this is a one-day statewide record for early voting.

Here are the absentee/mail-in totals:

Dems 806,310
 / Reps 885,675
 / Inds 365,736

TOTAL 2,057,721

Absentee is usually an area that Republicans dominate.  

Here is the total early/absentee combined vote count:

Dems 1,915,572 (42.86%)
 / Reps 1,747,952 (39.11%) / 
Inds 805,869 (18.03%)

TOTAL 4,469,393

There are almost the same amount of early and absentee ballots cast as there were four years ago (4.6 million).