Early Voting Breaks Records; Which Party Will Benefit?

More than 80 million people in the United States have reportedly cast their presidential vote early ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, including many in crucial swing states. 58 million people voted early in the 2016 presidential election, but the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic prompted expanded early-voting efforts this year. The voting data is collected by the US Elections Project; over 17 million of this year's early votes reportedly came from people who didn't vote or weren't eligible to vote in 2016. Reports throughout the spectrum focused on younger voters turning out early, and broke down whether Democrats or Republicans may benefit more from early voting. Some reports from both sides alluded to an early-voting advantage for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, while acknowledging that President Donald Trump is expected to see a surge of votes at the polls Tuesday. A CNN report looked at how "Republicans are narrowing the early voting gap," and some coverage from right-rated outlets took a similar angle; an opinion from American Spectator inspected "Democrat delusions about early voting."