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2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(95,053 posts) Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:45 PM Sep 2012

Iowa Absentee Ballot requests: 5:1 advantage for Democrats

Statewide Totals

Number of Absentees Requested

Republican 20,458

Democratic 109,709

No Party 36,506

Other 147

Total 166,820

http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/absenteestats.pdf

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Iowa Absentee Ballot requests: 5:1 advantage for Democrats (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2012 OP

Can't say I blame them. I live out in the sticks where it is basically Republicon-land corkhead Sep 2012 #1

just making calls tonight to get them in and voted rurallib Sep 2012 #2

corkhead

(6,119 posts)

1. Can't say I blame them. I live out in the sticks where it is basically Republicon-land

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:49 PM

Sep 2012

The polling booths outnumber the people standing in line for them. I doubt that is true in Democratic leaning precincts. If I lived in one, I would be sure to pre-vote.

rurallib

(62,491 posts)

2. just making calls tonight to get them in and voted

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:50 PM

Sep 2012

And our good Democrats are all over it!

Plan on going to the auditor's office Thursday morning to cast my ballot with about 30 of my friends.

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