I was part of the upstate Zeldin campaign and worked near the election integrity folks. Turnout yesterday throughout the day was through the roof. Every precinct that we were monitoring had higher than average turnout. Many precincts were completely full all day. I personally had to wait in line to vote for the first time ever (didn't even have to do that with Trump). Exit polling was 2-1 Republican in areas that went 50/50 for Trump.
So throughout the day we have turnout that people who have been working polls for 30 years have said was unprecedented, and yet the total vote is almost same as it was in 2018?
We got a message at 10pm that Lee was planning on declaring victory. At 11pm they called it for Hochul.
Supposedly there are another 1.4 million ballots that have not been reported yet, but I don't know where they are coming from. The campaign, even today, is confident in a way that I don't really understand.
I am not in the inner circle on these things, but I am told the remaining ballots (which would be 20% of what's currently tallied, and better represent what our precinct monitoring was tracking) will be tallied tonight.
I've reached the point where I have no idea what's really going on right now. Anyone else in NYS have info?
I believe that the Hasidic jews, the democrats turned republican, the Hispanic and others who are tired of the inflation along with the White Suburban housewives will notice and let their voices be heard. We really rallied the troops this election. There really is more of us than it is of them.
The tiny hats will never vote for someone that won't put them first.
I think they got tired of being afraid to walk out on the streets with the hate crimes going on. That would put them first.