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Steve SchaleNovember 1, 2016

To: People like me who need a life From: Steve Schale Re: Freedom is Near *7 days until the election. *11 days until FSU basketball tips off. *115 days until the Daytona 500. *1,455 days until my 7 days out memo in 2020. Before I begin, a note to Democrats (Republicans, skip a graph or two). […]

Steve SchaleOctober 31, 2016

To: Everyone ready for this election to be over From: Steve Schale Re: The second-to-last Monday of 2016 election *8 days until the election. *12 days until FSU basketball tips off. *96 days until the Tallahassee Marathon. *1,232 days until the Florida Presidential Preference Primary. Before I begin, a quick sidebar with Florida Democrats: If […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 31, 2016

After one week of early voting in Duval County, including one Souls to the Polls activation, GOP turnout is still outpacing that of the Democrats. As of Sunday evening, 151,644 people had voted. Of that 151,644, 66,426 (or 43.8 percent) were Republicans. Democrats comprised 63,903 (or 42.1 percent) of that number. NPA voters comprised the […]

Steve SchaleOctober 29, 2016

To: FSU Fans, and the rest of America From: Steve Schale Re: 10 Days Out, and Clemson comes to Doak *1 day since Gus Bradley should have been fired *10 days until the election *14 days until FSU basketball tips off I apologize for the delay today. Before I wrote the first memo, I had […]

Anne LindbergOctober 29, 2016

For the second time, requests for mail-in ballots have exceeded the 300,000 mark in Pinellas County, according to Deborah Clark, supervisor of elections. The 300,593 ballots requested as of 9 p.m. Friday does not set a record. The record of 308,842 was sent in 2012 during the last presidential election. But the number is close […]

Scott PowersOctober 28, 2016

Republicans are running ahead of 2012 trends in early voting and Democrats are running behind, and that may also be reflected among voters who are newly registered or who’ve rarely voted in the past, officials of the Donald Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee said Friday morning. In a national news conference phone call Friday […]

Steve SchaleOctober 28, 2016

To: Fans of Florida From: Steve Schale, Exhausted and Disgusted Jaguars Fan Re: 11 Days Out *0 days until Gus Bradley is fired, God willing. *11 days until the election *15 days until FSU basketball tips off. Another poll showed Clinton with a three-point lead. This means that since Bloomberg declared Trump leading Florida, four […]

Steve SchaleOctober 27, 2016

To: Fellow Data Nerds From: Steve Schale, #FloridaMan Re: Day Three of Early Voting *12 days until the election *16 days until FSU basketball tips off. Before we dive into the data, can I have a side conversation with the reporters reading this? Now, I get it, the national race for president is over, and […]

Steve SchaleOctober 26, 2016

*Written before coffee, so please forgive any clear lack of English language skills. Like most Americans who also are White Sox fans, I am struggling to decide which is better, stubbing my toe (Cubs) or bumping my head (Indians). So let’s look at something more desirable than this World Series: The 2016 Campaign for President. Day 2 of in-person […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

Early voting commenced in Hillsborough County (and 49 other counties in Florida) on Monday, and by the end of the day, 18,887 voters had turned up at the polls, according to Supervisor of Elections Craig Lattimer. On Tuesday, USA Today reported Hillsborough County is one of the premier bellwether areas of the country when it comes to electing […]

Tag: Early Voting

Steve Schale: Notes on the eighth day of early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the weekend of early voting in Florida

After one week of early voting, Duval Republicans ahead in turnout battle

Steve Schale: Notes on the fifth day of early voting in Florida

More than 300,000 Pinellas voters have requested mail ballots

RNC, Donald Trump campaign encouraged by early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the fourth day of early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the third day of early voting in Florida

Steve Schale: Notes on the second day of early voting in Florida

As early voting begins, Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver praises Florida’s system