Early voting allows voters to react quickly after debates
WASHINGTON — Millions of voters can respond almost immediately to what they hear from Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in Sunday’s presidential debate, or to the revelations about Trump’s crude comments on tape about women.
Voters can fill out a mail-in ballot right away or head to a polling location the next business day.
Early voting is on the rise in America. More than 45 million people are expected to vote before Election Day, Nov. 8, either by mail-in ballots or going to early-voting stations. Advance voting is underway in nearly half the 50 states, with more to follow. At least 403,000 people have voted already, according to data compiled by The Associated Press.
Trump apologized in a midnight video for the vulgar comments made in 2005, which have drawn stern rebukes from GOP lawmakers. He called it a distraction and signalled that he would argue in the coming days how Bill and Hillary Clinton had mistreated women.