Toer that joe biden speaks block religious leaders in souls to the at a polls. Then President Trump campaigns in north carolina. Host we are looking at what has become a scene this year, long lines at polling places. Matt, you study this for the bipartisan policy center. Covidear with the pandemic to we have baselines to understand electorate going into this election . This election is unlike any in the past so it is hard to know if theres a good corollary. Already we have seen far more early and absentee voting then it 2016 so it is really off the charts this time around. That lookse a chart at early and in person voting and how it is trended the last couple of years. As folks can see from watching it, the trend has been for more prior voting, either by absentee or mailin ballot, then in person on election day. What is happening in thinking about the conduct of elections, that has led to this . And then accelerating this trend this year . Matt sure. It has been a trend 20 years in the
After that, we hear from joe budden supporters. Reportcook Political Editor charlie cook looks at key races around the country. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning on this monday, november 2. It is election eve. We want to hear separately this morning from supporters of President Donald Trump, then former Vice President joe biden. We begin with those backing President Trump. Here are your numbers to call. Trump supporters only for this first hour. Later, we will focus on joe biden. Here are the numbers. In eastern and central time zones, 202 7488000. Mountain and pacific time zones, 202 7488001. If you like to send us a text, 202 7488003. cspanwj is our twitter handle. You can also post a comment on facebook. Again, and pain 2020 come up Trump Supporters only for this first hour of the washington journal. Here is the Washington Post front page. Trump and biden make their closing pitches. Ae president targets based in flur
Were looking at what has become a typical scene, long lines at polling places. Youve studied elections and polling at the bipartisan policy center. Do we have any real baseline to understand what is going on with the electorate going into this election . Matthew this election is unlike any in the past so it is hard to know if theres a good corollary. Already we have seen far more early and absentee voting than we saw in 2016 so it is really off the charts this time around. Host i have a chart that looks at early and in person voting and how it is trended the last couple of years. As folks can see from watching it, the trend has been for more prior voting, either by absentee or mailin ballot, then in person on election day. What is happening in thinking about the conduct of elections, that has led to this . And then accelerating this trend this year . Matt sure. It has been a trend 20 years in the making. Ever since colorado, Washington State and oregon state made it easy for their vote
Good to be with my friend stacy abrams. Can we hear it for Stacey Abrams . [cheering] i was talking to stacy and i said, look at where we are, georgia. Look at where we are and where you have been and what you have been doing. Organizing and mobilizing and getting folks registered to vote. Early voting is now over, but we want to remind everybody they can drop off their balance in the drop boxes. We want to make sure they are doing that through 7 00 p. M. On election day. Abrams iyin santa stacey was so thankful to her saying to Stacey Abrams i was thankful for her to fight for georgians and the right to vote, which she has been doing for years. Fight with a good thankless energy that she keeps giving. All that we are looking to now in terms of georgia and the prospect of what we might accomplish in this state, in large part we have to say, thank you, Stacey Abrams, for the work you have done. [cheering and applause] thank lucy mcbath. [cheering] we have got to get her reelected. Mcbat
Think he is going over 300 electoral votes, but i am not quite sure how much farther past that. It sort of depends on does he get six out of six or five out of six of the key six battlegrounds. And then there is the next 4 georgia, iowa, ohio, texas. I will go with north of 300. Host what do you see in those numbers that gets us to the point we are at in the prediction you are making . Electionssidential with no incumbent, those are choice elections, where people are waiting pros and cons. But that is not what these are. If you have an incumbent running, it is a referendum. It is up or down. Do you want to extend the present contract or not . If you have a president that has never been above 50 percent in gallupor national poll, or nbcwall street journal, any of those, and the president ial job rating is the best predictor of how president s go. For historic purposes, use gallup. We have had five president s in the postwar era that had the final gallup job Approval Rating of 50 . On. W