# 58,000,000 Americans have voted so far! (10/25)

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**Created:** [October 25, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/58-000-000-americans-have-voted-so-far-10-25/923885 "2020-10-25T23:24:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/58-000-000-americans-have-voted-so-far-10-25/923885/21 "2020-10-26T14:18:35Z")

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> [@FlikTheBlue](#):
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> If I put on my optimistic hat, those numbers look even better. My guess is that the percentage of Republicans not voting for Trump will be higher than the percentage of Democrats not voting for Biden

That’s certainly my going-in assumption. Both locally and nationally.

Although as the OP below says, he affirmatively doesn’t want Trump but “just couldn’t” vote for Biden, so he abstained for Pres. Which has the effect of letting an enthusiastic Trumper go uncompensated for. IMO that amounts to a passive-aggressive vote for Trump. He won’t be alone in that.

> [@The "I voted" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-voted-thread/923892):
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> Inspired by [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/58-000-000-americans-have-voted-so-far-10-25/923885). I voted and mailed it in Thursday along with Mrs Cad. President: I really wish Harris was running for President because I just couldn’t pull the trigger for Biden or Trump. Although I abstained since “none of the above” wasn’t a choice, I secretly want Biden to win and be unable to serve on Jan 20th at noon. Senator: Hickenlooper. As Pubby as I am I so hate that condescending ass Gardner and I firmly believe that as shady as Hickenlooper is he has Colorado’s best …

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