The Playbook Podcast October 29, 2024: Why election results might come faster this year
Oct 29, 2024
Zach Montellaro, Deputy national editor at POLITICO, discusses the evolving landscape of election results this cycle. Improvements in absentee and mail-in ballot processing could lead to swifter announcements. However, he highlights challenges in pivotal states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where pre-processing measures lag behind. Montellaro provides insights on how these factors will impact voter expectations and the overall speed of results compared to the chaotic 2020 elections.
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Washington Post Endorsement Blowback
- The Washington Post lost 200,000 subscribers after Jeff Bezos spiked their Kamala Harris endorsement.
- This represents an 8% drop, impacting the publication significantly.
Trump's Pennsylvania Rally
- Trump held a rally in Allentown, PA, a city with a large Puerto Rican population.
- This followed a speaker at his previous rally calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
Faster Election Results
- Election results should be faster in 2024 than in 2020, partially due to less mail-in voting.
- Increased experience with mail-in ballot processing also contributes to quicker results.