October 30, 2020: Donald Trump and Joe Biden are on the campaign trail in the Midwest. More than 82 million early votes have been cast in the election.
“Democrats are sounding the alarm about weak voter turnout rates in Florida’s biggest county, Miami-Dade, where a strong Republican showing is endangering Joe Biden’s chances in the nation’s biggest swing state.
No Democrat can win Florida without a huge turnout and big winning margins here to offset losses elsewhere in the state. But Democrats are turning out at lower rates than Republicans and at lower rates than at this point in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won by 29 percentage points here and still lost the state to Donald Trump.”
– Marc Caputo and Matt Dixon, Politico
Election Updates
As of Friday morning, 82 million early votes had been cast in the general election, according to the United States Election Project.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appealsruled that postmarked Minnesota ballots received after Election Day but before November 10 will be separated from other ballots until a final decision is made on whether they should be counted.
Donald Trumppostponed a planned rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, from Thursday to Monday.
Trump is holding a rally in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday. The campaign called the event a peaceful protest and capped attendance at 250 people because of the state’s public health guidelines. He is also campaigning in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Trump is campaigning across Pennsylvania on Saturday with events in Bucks County, Reading, and Butler.
The Presidential Mask Index, which correctly predicted the presidential winner of every election since 1996 based on Halloween mask sales, projected Donald Trump would win.
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