Originally Posted by
X-band '01
Also keep in mind Ohio has mechanisms in place where they could validate absentee ballots ahead of time (but still start counting on Election Day). Pennsylvania does not, therefore it's going to take time to count and validate everything, just like 2020 when they had a lot more votes by mail than in the past.
DeWine should be called as a winner almost instantly, although if Vance does indeed win it will likely be later in the night (11 PM, 12 AM likely). But if Ryan ekes out late, then that means there's likely a lot of mail-in voting that's falling his way.
I know Florida gets out of the gates pretty quickly - if they're not called by the end of the day, we're looking at a major upset somewhere. But given that they now have more registered Republican voters, that ain't happening.
I'm not saying count the early votes ahead of time, but validate them ASAP and have a plan in place like Ohio where you can track an absentee ballot just in case something happens.