JB99 said:
Couple of questions...
1. Can someone explain how the "firewall" term is being used in this context?
2. I read on Twitter from left leaning analyst that with early voting they are seeing more females vs. males voting, and they are betting there is more crossover voting from Rs and independents. Is this a rational argument?
"firewall" is the amount of votes coming into election day. In past elections, Dems have voted early more than Republicans thus come in with a lead that has to be overcome by Republicans in the in person election day voting. It appears as if these blue firewalls are not as large this year.
According to some polls, females are outvoting males by 10 points. The theory is that females are leaning Dem. I'm not sure if this is leading to crossover voting or not. Its possible I suppose but I think a chunk of those females are truly voting R given the Rs are seeing greater early voting numbers this year.