{"id":2363948,"date":"2024-11-04T16:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whatley-very-encouraged-by-the-early-voter-turnout-nationwide-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:14:46","slug":"whatley-very-encouraged-by-the-early-voter-turnout-nationwide-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whatley-very-encouraged-by-the-early-voter-turnout-nationwide-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatley \u2018very encouraged\u2019 by the early voter turnout nationwide &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhatley-very-encouraged-by-the-early-voter-turnout-nationwide-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2363948&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the\u200d lead-up to\u2062 the November 5 election, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley expressed optimism regarding early \u2062voter turnout, \u200bhighlighting a significant engagement from Republican voters. \u2064As of \u200bthe day\u200d before \u2062the election, nearly half of registered voters had cast their ballots. In the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-sen-tom-cotton-moderate-democrats-is-code-for-vulnerable-democrats\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Sen. Tom Cotton: &#039;Moderate Democrats&#039; Is Code for &#039;Vulnerable Democrats&#039;\">closely contested race<\/a> between Vice President Kamala Harris and former\u200b President Donald Trump, polls indicated a tight race, with results showing they were virtually tied.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley noted that the early\u200b and absentee voting trends,\u2063 combined with polling data, suggest \u2062a\u2062 favorable position for the Republican Party on Election Day. He\u200d emphasized the importance of turnout, urging Trump\u2062 supporters to \u200censure they vote to capitalize on the early voting momentum. Whatley specifically pointed to \u2063North Carolina, Arizona, and Georgia as key states where the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">party expects strong performance \u200ddue<\/a> to the engaged voter base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Whatley &lsquo;very encouraged&rsquo; by the early voter turnout nationwide<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1847320\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican National Committee<\/a>&nbsp;Chairman Michael Whatley predicted the higher-than-usual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3215615\/don-trump-jr-encourages-supporters-record-nonsense-at-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"early voter turnout\">early voter turnout<\/a> will result in wins for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nearly half of the country&rsquo;s registered voters have submitted their ballots as of Monday, the day before the Nov. 5 election. While the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could not be closer, with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>RealClearPolitics<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>polling average from Monday afternoon showing a dead tie, Whatley appeared confident in the candidates he has backed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are very, very encouraged by what we saw during the absentee voting period,&rdquo; Whatley said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> on Monday. &ldquo;When we look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">early vote<\/a>, we look at the absentee vote, and we look at the polling, all three of them tell us that we are in a great position to win it on Election Day. Our message to every voter has been very consistent: We are in a great position to win, but we have to win on Election Day, and we need everybody who supports Donald Trump to go vote, vote, vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2678938&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6de768a4e29ac482a291d5d2ac743625\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whatley went on to predict that North Carolina, Arizona, and Georgia will all go for Trump, citing a &ldquo;good feeling.&rdquo; Those are three of the swing states he said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">committee<\/a> has focused on, which include Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it came to the Senate races, Whatley anticipated Sen. John Tester (D-MT) to lose his seat to Tim Sheehy. He predicted Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) would win the seat left vacant by Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), Dave McCormick would win in Pennsylvania, Mike Rogers in Michigan, and Eric Hovde in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after early voting began and one day before Election Day,&nbsp;Georgia&nbsp;reported&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sos.ga.gov\/page\/election-data-hub-turnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">55% of its registered voters<\/a>&nbsp;cast their ballots already. In North Carolina, 4,465,548 voters had cast their ballots already,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3215409\/north-carolina-shatters-early-voting-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;the State Election Board. This turnout of over half of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s registered voters obliterated the previous 2020 record of 3.6 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1847320\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1847320\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatley optimistic about high early voter turnout nationwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2363949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Whatley-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44334,6571,11921,32076,37838],"class_list":["post-2363948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-early-voter-turnout","tag-elections","tag-encouragement","tag-washington-examiner","tag-whatley"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Whatley-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363948"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363952,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363948\/revisions\/2363952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}