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2023-08-15 08:00:31 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Republicans tend to vote same day, which is counted first and gives a ‘red mirage’. Democrats tend to vote early or by mail, which is counted later and gives a ‘blue shift’. Not unusual. These articles are from before the 2020 election - it was known. https://time.com/5907511/election-2020-voting/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/01/why-itll-be-normal-if-results-shift-in-the-days-after-the-election https://ec-faqs.us/red-mirage-overview/index.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mirage-explainer-idUSKBN2771CL https://youtu.be/XyW4ccWFGFk
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