More than 28 million ballots cast as early voting in US kicks off
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Data indicates that around 43% of individuals who voted are registered Democrats, and 39% are registered Republicans.
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People line up to vote on the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting at the Madison Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin on October 22, 2024. (AP)
Early voting has begun for the 60th presidential election of the United States with over 28 million people participating and casting ballots.
According to NBC News, 28.6 million people had voted in states with early voting rights as of October 24, as the clock to the presidential elections ticks until November 5.
Data indicates that around 43% of individuals who voted are registered Democrats, with 39% registered Republicans.
Record numbers have been recorded in battleground states including North Carolina and Georgia.
More than 25% of active voters in Georgia have already voted, while more than 2 million mail-in and in-person ballots had been cast in North Carolina as of October 24.
Georgia's early voting will continue until November 1 and in North Carolina until November 2nd.
Nevada, another critical battleground state, reported over 400,000 votes cast by Thursday, with registered Republicans accounting for 40% of those.
Harris won 60% undecided voters last month, campaign still flops: Poll
A recent poll revealed that Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris has won over 60% of undecided voters during the past month.
Conducted between October 14 and 16, an Emerson College poll indicated that undecided voters who chose who their votes would go for over the past week or month, 60% said they would vote for Harris, while only 36% said they would choose former President Donald Trump.
Among those voters, 57% supported Harris over the past month, compared to 41% for Trump. Among undecided voters who made their choice in the last week, 65% favored Harris, while 27 % went with Trump.
However, voters who decided on their candidate more than a month ago leaned toward Trump, with 52% to 48% [for Harris].
For the most part, around 80% of voters decided who their chosen candidate would be months ago, and only 3% have not made up their minds yet.
Spencer Kimball, Emerson College Polling executive director, said that voters who are still prone to change their minds [48%] currently favor Harris, versus 43% for Trump.
Responding to the poll, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told Newsweek that Trump was actively outworking Kamala Harris, with voters acknowledging that America can't endure under Kamala's "destructive policies of soaring inflation, an out-of-control border, and rampant crime terrorizing every community."
Newsweek considered that the poll could be a significant boost for Harris' campaign, which has been struggling with falling numbers in a tightening race.
