Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the Sabato’s Crystal Ball election forecast at the University of Virginia, says there are many signs turnout will be strong in this election, but warns against thinking that all this absentee voting will automatically help the challenger in the 7th District race. “You’d probably think that it would benefit Spanberger, because it would mean she’s activating new voters and they’re coming to support her, but it’s kind of hard to say,” he says. “It may also be that people are becoming more accustomed to absentee voting.”