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Subscribe to RSSCiting state records, the Des Moines Register reports today that Republican voters in Iowa have requested more absentee ballots than Democrats for 10 days running.
This is noteworthy because Democrats in Iowa have been touting their early vote effort, telling reporters that it demonstrates the strength of the party's organization and its commitment to the president's re-election. The first debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney was 13 days ago.
The Democratic effort in Iowa has included a sweeping campaign to bring supporters to the polls on the first day of early voting last month, and a "gotta vote" bus tour that brought national surrogates through key Iowa counties.
Despite the lead the last 10 days for the GOP, Iowa Democrats remain ahead in total absentee ballots requested and returned to date.
The Iowa Secretary of State's website includes current absentee request-and-return totals. Absentee balloting is one of several ways to vote early in Iowa. The Register's reporting does not take into account, for example, in-person voting, which is not similarly tracked.
Most Iowa counties sent out absentee ballots on Thursday, Sept. 27th, which was also the first day of early voting in the state. Absentee ballots are due back to county election offices by Nov. 5th.
Iowa Secretary of State Absentee Ballot Statistics:
Data current as of Oct. 15th 2012:
Democratic - 200,472 Ballots Requested
Democratic - 123,993 Ballots Received
Republican - 130,936 Ballots Requested
Republican - 70,145 Ballots Received
No Party - 97,802 Ballots Requested
No Party - 46,842 Ballots Received
Other - 409 Ballots Requested
Other - 198 Ballots Received
Note: "No party" is Iowa's designation for voters who choose to be independent of Democrats and Republicans. "Other" is the designation for the libertarian and green parties.
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Freedom isn't free and if mainstream Americans don't think they have to keep vigilant about preserving those freedoms..
if you think that there aren't other Americans in this country who would love to see you lose your freedoms
If you think they wont try and put a person in office that will discriminate against you but not them..
take a good long hard look at the present day GOP, certain rich corporations, and
the religious far right fringe.. before it's too late America !
Nobody is trying to steal freedoms, except the liberals who want to take away religious beliefs. Too much government is never a good thing. I do not want the type of government that controls all facets of a person's life. My choice to believe in God and Jesus are just a few of my rights, and I will never tolerate you or anybody else trying to take my beliefs away. This country was made prosperous and safe by the founding fathers who in all their wisdom foresaw today's events.
Romney/Ryan 2012 strong leaders with strong faith.
I hear that liberal news stations are saying Obama has done a great job. I don't think so. Our economy still stinks. We need to get the person with business experience in. We don't need to take this!
Obama is doing great and the country is better now than it was when your GOP party ran it off the cliff under Bush. Shove your tea party stupid propaganda nobody is buying what you are selling Billy Bob Stupid
Vote Obama/Biden
Voter fraud and Voter Suppression are being conducted by the GOP !! The same party that falsely claims to be so involved with preventing voter fraud.
In 2004 the Bush campaign hired a firm run by Nathan Sprouls. It was paid $4 million for registering voters. It registered voters, both Republican and Democrat. But it was caught destroying the Democrat registration forms
In 2012 The Republican Party hired the same firm, but advised it to change its name, and is now called Strategic Allied Consultants. It is now being investigated for registering dead people, having bad addresses and names with similar hand writing. Florida found the evidence of fraud in one county and has since found the same scam in five more counties. Since the Florida finds, Colorado, Virginia, Nevada, and North Carolina have found the same evidence
The GOP has fired the firm. The GOP had paid it $3 million. This is the second actual voter fraud found, and by the same party that is so involved with preventing voter fraud.
No one expected Democrats to do absentee ballots. That's a Republican thing. That's why they aren't so keen on restricting that.
The only number Obama won was the number of lies he told. Blatant lies. The blocking by Candy Crowley and Wolf Blitzer, a big fan of Saddam, while in Iraq, were sickening. The president should be able to defend his failed policies and lies. Not have some liberals blocking the truth.
I wonder how many Mickey Mouses, Donald Ducks, and dead people voted on these ballots?