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Early midterm voting data shows enthusiasm ahead of election day

Texas early voting is up seventy-four percent from twenty twenty-two, according to an AP analysis, and Kansas has more than doubled its early ballots; experts still urge caution.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOver twenty-eight million Americans have already cast ballots in the midterms, and Election Day is still more than a week away, which is the drive-through window opening early.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty-eight million. That's the follower count of a guy who just posts a sandwich.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIn Texas, nearly four and a half million people voted in the first seven days, and the AP says early voting there is up seventy-four percent from twenty twenty-two.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeventy-four percent. Texans standing in line for a ballot like it's a limited sneaker drop.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHarris County had a record first day, over a hundred and four thousand voters. Now, Texas experts say don't read too much into it.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the data says everybody's fired up, and the experts say chill.

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