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  "id": 16312504,
  "title": "Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/early-voting-surges-in-battleground-states-as-democrats-outpace-gop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6169626-early-voting-battleground-states-democrats-republicans/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Early voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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