On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, robert wrote: > To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg, Heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40> > > > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> > > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:23:25 -0700 (PDT) > > > > let's see what the electoral-vote.com people say > > Did it say anything? yes: https://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2021/Senate/Maps/Sep02.html#item-2 Absentee ballots in the Ca recall election are starting to come in and the initial rough statistics look good for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). So far, twice as many Democrats as Republicans have sent in their ballots and liberal areas of the state, including the Bay Area, have the highest rates of return. However, one should remember what happened with the "blue shift" on Election Night in 2020. Many Republicans voted on Election Day, giving Donald Trump a lead that was whittled away in later days as the absentee ballots were counted. That could happen in the recall, with Democrats voting early by mail and Republicans showing up on Election Day. The people who have voted so far are older and whiter than the population of the state as a whole. Seniors are 23% of the electorate yet they have cast 40% of the ballots received so far. In contrast, voters under 34 are 28% of registered voters but have cast only 14% of the ballots so far. Latinos make up 25% of the electorate but they are underperforming so far. Fewer than 20% of Latinos have voted so far. Still, there are almost 2 weeks to go. (V)