There have been so many national "takes" about the "debacle" that will surely occur on Tuesday in KY. How about we use real numbers and real facts: a thread 1/
So far, about 222,000 voters have either requested a mail-in ballot or have voted early. 2/
If we assume 50% turnout this year (high), that's about 300,000 voters. That means state would see about 75k voters on Tues.
There will be one polling location--split between 18 legis. districts. 3/
Now...that's STILL TOO MANY for one location. But it's just wrong to say 600k voters at one place. 4/
108,864 people voted in 2019 general election; 48,305 voted in 2016 primary (though R's had a presidential caucus, not primary). 6/
But media shouldn't exacerbate problem by predicting huge lines, esp, w/o looking at actual numbers. 12/
Bipartisan election officials are truly doing the best they can under not ideal circumstances. 15/
Let's use REAL FACTS and DATA to evaluate this as best we can. And let's not deter votes further by predicting a huge mess. 16/
Also--make sure you have your absentee ballot postmarked by Tuesday. /end of rant