Jim Messina, former campaign manager for former President Barack Obama, told MSNBC on Sunday that early voting numbers "are a little scary" for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign.
In an interview with MSNBC's "Inside with Jen Psaki," Messina noted that the numbers caused several of his "friends to call me panicking" after comparing it against 2020's data.
"Republicans didn't do what they did last time," he added, noting that former President Donald Trump's campaign has embraced early voting in 2024.
"Last time, Trump said don't early vote so they didn't," Messina said. "Republicans do have an advantage in early vote numbers. When the early votes come in, it's going to look a little bit different than 2020, and that's scary."
However, Messina also noted that Democrats have seen strong turnout among women and young voters, demographics that strongly favor Harris in most polls.
"Women voters make up 55% of the early voters and in the past 10 days, young voters in these battleground states are coming out in what looks to be, for early votes, historic numbers," he said.
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