If I remember correctly, in 2020 VA had a red mirage situation where the in-person votes got counted before most of the absentee ballots and Trump was almost even with Biden for quite awhile earlier on in the night.
Hopefully it doesn't get repeated this time, or else it could stir another "stop the count" moment or invite more allegations of fraud
R's are always head in VA at the beginning. The tide turns when the NOVA votes come in. The last close race in VA was 2014, and Gillespie was ahead for hours and hours. Eventually NOVA saved Warner, but in an actual close race it can be quite suspenseful waiting for those votes to come in.
Yes, and keep in mind VA law now allows mail ballots postmarked by election day to count if they arrive as late as Friday. If the final result is McAuliffe by 2 or less, there is real potential for a PA 2020 situation where it looks like Youngkin has won until the weekend after the election.
This is utterly stupid. Requiring ballots to be received by poll closing is not VoTER sUPPressION. Oregon, not exactly a red or purple state, does it.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's changing next year
Well that's also dumb AF.
Democratic and Republican states are following completely different trajectories on this issue. Democratic states are aiming to liberalize voting processes, and to make voting as easy and flexible for citizens as possible, while Republican states are generally aiming to constrain the franchise by limiting the locations, hours, and mechanisms for voting.
