GOP Has Slight Edge Over Dems In Florida's Early Voting
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Republicans have a slight edge over Democrats as voters go to the polls, and mail in their ballots, in this year's election.
On Tuesday, the the state Division of Elections said more than 665,000 Republicans have cast ballots compared to more than 658,000 Democrats. Nearly 251,000 voters with no party affiliation have voted.
Voting by mail is very popular this year.
While nearly 300,000 voters went to voting sites on the first day of early voting, 1.3 million voters sent in their ballots by mail.
Florida is a battleground state and the start of early voting has prompted Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton to sweep through the state.
Trump is holding rallies Tuesday in Sanford and Tallahassee, while Clinton is scheduled to hold a rally in Coconut Creek.
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