"The Republican numbers are going to pick up," said John Couvillon, a GOP pollster who is tracking early voting. Tunde Ezekiel poses for a photo after voting early at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. But there have been extraordinary lines and hours-long wait times in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina as they've opened in-person early voting. Republicans argue these signs of enthusiasm are meaningless — Democratic early voters are people who would have voted anyway, they say. The data also show voters embracing mail voting, which health officials say is the safest way to avoid coronavirus infection while voting.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 16, 2020 19:22 UTC