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Politics · 5 d ago

Donald Trump, official portrait

Trump cancels two rallies for phone events as early voting tops 43 million

The Republican National Committee says Trump will skip planned stops in Kansas and Iowa and hold "tele-rallies" in nearly 20 states. His Friday rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, goes ahead.

This 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost in the closing days.

— Joe Gruters, RNC chairman

Early ballots cast so far

43 million and counting

More than 43 million Americans have already voted, four to five million a day, according to University of Florida data.

Democrats

44%

Republicans

31.2%

In states that record party, 44 per cent of early ballots came from Democrats and 31.2 per cent from Republicans.