(#6469) 16 days until we know most all results...the needle is barely moving on early vote numbers

      I remain optimistic despite very little movement from the reporting agencies about early voting numbers. Counties reporting ballots returned are at a basic standstill which automatically triggers a doubt in my mind. I know that many voted this weekend yet it seems they are not in the queue yet. If the counties aren't reporting returned ballots and in person voting as often as they do during the weekdays then I could understand the lag. It is what I expect is happening yet given the trumps and their coercive tactics it is never a given with them when they are in power. For sure Sunday is expected to be a silent day as to reporting but Saturday should be as one with the weekdays I would expect.
     It is always difficult to predict how the electorate will exercise their right to vote if they do actually vote. I use myself as an example but age groups differ as well as geography. Even though the very early numbers have looked encouraging, the pace has to pick up much more steadily. There are only about 12 days left for early voting so my expectation of many of millions of ballots a day being received back should be normal. Anything less is suspect by me of interference or an extreme laziness with all the discouragement that entails. I am not sensing laziness on the contrary I sense enthusiasm. So watching the queues of ballots being reported returned is acute with me. I know some counts are not completed until after the election but many others are and daily they are reported.
      With only over 9.5  million ballots returned, this week and next week must be fast and furious if we are to reach 100 million early votes. I know we can do it and I still expect it. Yet time is running short and the likelihood we break that magical 100 million barrier becomes that much harder. This election is so crucial and getting our votes in early helps to secure them. Which is why I hope we all do the smart thing and vote early. If we don't is when we leave ourselves more vulnerable to any tricks trump may have for altering our vote. I am much older now and have far less time to live in reality but the many of you who are still living earlier in your lives this election is about you. I and others like me are standing up for you but you also have to stand up, so vote early now!