Comment on Florida voter turnout hits 50%, with Republicans running well ahead of Democrats

Florida turnout in the presidential election hit 50% of registered voters on Friday, with about 7 million votes cast. Republicans are outvoting Democrats. If that trend holds through the final day of voting on Tuesday, that portends Florida victories for former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. As of early afternoon Friday, Republicans had cast 3.01 million mail and in-person early voting ballots — 808,000 more than the 2.29 million votes cast by Democrats. Republicans have more registered voters in Florida than Democrats.