Early Voting Dominates Swing States
Michael Holahon/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File
We ran the numbers: There are 2506 news articles covering this topic. 38% (947) are left leaning, 50% (1244) are center, and 12% (315) are right leaning.
In this year’s election, there is a heavy turnout at early voting centers in swing states. While left-leaning articles highlight that voters are facing difficult circumstances, right-leaning articles highlight that nearly 1.8 million Florida voters have already cast their ballot by mail.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that the heavy turnout at early voting centers in Georgia and Texas comes largely as many voters elsewhere take advantage of mail-in ballots. Voters are facing difficult circumstances given the health emergency and court battles in a handful of states arising from apparent GOP efforts to complicate early balloting.
A centrist article by AP News highlights that in a year when issues including prejudice racial justice and voter suppression are at the forefront of the minds of Black voters, thousands of Black voters lined up to vote in Georgia. Many Georgia voters said that since long lines seem to be a given this year, they decided to vote near the beginning of early voting rather than wait until closer to election day.
A right-leaning article by Fox News reports that nearly 1.8 million Florida voters have already cast their ballot by mail, despite the fact that the 2020 presidential election is three weeks away. The article highlights that the GOP and President Trump believe the mail-in system is chaotic, as it leaves elements of the election vulnerable to manipulation, ballot harvesting, and fraud.